What do you give a man who has everything? This conundrum becomes even harder when the man in question is the international icon Nelson Mandela.
MDC spokesperson: ”He wants to create the impression that talks are going ahead before big meetings [such as those of the G8 and United Nations]”
The imminent sacking of Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool and Eastern Cape counterpart Nosimo Balindlela has heightened tensions in ANC structures.
The ANC has proposed a number of possible candidates to replace Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool and Eastern Cape Premier Nosimo Balindlela.
The ANC’s national working committee is believed to have recommended the removal of Balindlela for her lack of leadership in the province.
Thabo Mbeki should ”adapt and update his approach” to negotiations over the future of Zimbabwe, says British Foreign Secretary David Milliband.
Legal and academic experts are helping the ANC devise a strategy to get Jacob Zuma off the hook — possibly by closing probes into the arms deal.
A transitional government in Zimbabwe should be given two years to let the dust settle before another round of elections can be held, says Angola.
A divide-and-rule strategy has emerged from the response of Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe to the complaint laid against him.
African National Congress secretary general Gwede Mantashe has launched an extraordinary attack on the country’s top judges.