Mr Delivery. That’s how some members of the presidency characterised the ascendancy of President Thabo Mbeki in 1999. Since then Mbeki has run a managerialist presidency where emphasis is placed on delivering the "better life for all" that is a cornerstone of the African National Congress in office.
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There are still very few black executive directors — 64 to be precise — of companies listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE), said BusinessMap Foundation, an economic transformation research organisation.
A new approach in resolving disputes over religion at South African schools should be adopted by government, says opposition Freedom Front leader Pieter Mulder.
Press freedom organisation Reporters Sans Frontieres criticised the Moroccan authorities on Wednesday for stifling independent media, as a newspaper editor, accused of insulting King Mohammed VI, was due to go on trial.
South African men plagued by erection problems will soon be able to buy a new product from pharmacies countrywide which will give them more than an 80% chance of enhancing their sexual status.
Foreign-backed terrorists are still operating in the separatist republic of Chechnya and receiving money and weapons from other countries, Russian Interior Minister Boris Gryzlov said on Wednesday.
People with HIV living in poorer areas of San Francisco are more likely to progress to Aids than those living in wealthier districts.
Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change says it will launch a mass action campaign to demonstrate the people’s ”displeasure” with the government of President Robert Mugabe.
Zim ‘falsehood’ law struck down
The leaders of Brazil and South Africa have committed themselves to the principle of evolving a new and vibrant view of global trade.