MBEKI TO SPEAK AT THE UN

THABO Mbeki will lead a South African delegation to attend the General Debate of the 56th annual Session of the UN General Assembly starting in New York on November 10. Mbeki will be the third speaker to address the General Assembly in his capacity as the chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) behind Brazil and the United States. The debate was originally scheduled for September 24 but was rescheduled following the September 11 attacks. – AFP