A report that former president Thabo Mbeki was involved in the formation of Cope was a "misinterpretation", a Unisa professor said on Thursday.
According to a secret US diplomatic note, former president Thabo Mbeki was involved in the creation of Cope policy — a claim he has denied.
The battle for the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) is becoming ever dirtier and fuelled by paranoia in the final weeks before delegates vote for the as-yet undeclared candidates. The challenge on the surface appears a straight contest between incumbent Thabo Mbeki and ANC deputy president Jacob Zuma.
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/ 16 September 2007
The report of the panel of experts on the development of policy on foreign ownership of land in South Africa is the product of a multidisciplinary team of highly qualified and experienced individuals. Although I am expressing myself in this piece in a personal capacity, the report itself is a product of the collective and ought to be treated as such.