In the past has publicly questioned the connection between HIV and AIDS, minimized the seriousness of the AIDS epidemic and did not support widespread treatment or testing for AIDS. Mbeki’s father was ...
The ANC will hold its National General Council in Boksburg this week amid rumours of a plot to remove President Cyril Ramaphosa. Here’s what you need to know and what the direction of travel may be ...
Handing over of the G20’s leadership to the US made it even more important for the forum to continue returning to the theme ...
Former presidents, political leaders, actors and analysts from across the continent are expected to convene in South Africa this week for a four-day forum focused on conflicts in Mozambique’s northern ...
2001-06-27 04:00:00 PDT Johannesburg-- Thabo Mbeki admits he is no Nelson Mandela. He joked shortly before coming to power two years ago that Mandela's shoes were "too ugly" for him to want to fill ...
Can Thabo Mbeki save Africa? Surely not, since no single human being could have that much impact on such a huge, complicated, famously troubled continent. A more pertinent question might be: Can South ...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's former deputy president, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, is preparing to leave the ruling African National Congress and join a breakaway party, the Sunday Times ...
In a subdued television address on Sunday night, ousted South African President Thabo Mbeki announced that he had submitted his letter of resignation to the speaker of parliament and will officially ...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's former deputy president, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, is preparing to leave the ruling African National Congress and join a breakaway party, the Sunday Times ...