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Thabo Mbeki

Bourgeois delusions get my goat
Article
/ 21 December 2015

Bourgeois delusions get my goat

Call me a grumpy white male, but we are harping on about decolonisation while new elites feast on the state and gobble power.

By Sam Sole Author and Sam Sole
SA flunked golden IT opportunities
Analysis
/ 5 December 2015

SA flunked golden IT opportunities

The industry provided an incredible chance to create new jobs but the political will failed.

By John Mattison
Six critics of the ANC who may have pissed off Mantashe
Article
/ 5 November 2015

Six critics of the ANC who may have pissed off Mantashe

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe is not happy with former ANC leaders who "lambast the governments and parties they were once proud to serve".

By Qaanitah Hunter
Editorial: Tax loopholes impoverish South Africa
Article
/ 8 October 2015

Editorial: Tax loopholes impoverish South Africa

Ramaphosa should be mandated now to fix South Africa’s tax loopholes for big corporations.

By Editorial
Mbeki: Bond between state and higher education destroyed
Article
/ 30 July 2015

Mbeki: Bond between state and higher education destroyed

Former president Thabo Mbeki says education was the centre of African development after colonialism, but that has changed.

By Victoria John
Editorial: Power and greed derail parastatals
Article
/ 23 July 2015

Editorial: Power and greed derail parastatals

Proponents of privatisation are missing a point: what’s crucial, whether in state or private enterprises, is efficiency.

By Editorial
Editorial: Grow some balls, probe complicity
Article
/ 28 May 2015

Editorial: Grow some balls, probe complicity

US justice authorities’ deadly earnest suggests that sooner or later they will train a spotlight on our administrators and politicians.

By Editorial
Editorial: The wheel turns and cronies burn
Article
/ 21 May 2015

Editorial: The wheel turns and cronies burn

Given the faction-ridden nature of South African politics and the deep divisions in the ANC a further turn of the wheel is quite conceivable.

By Editorial
Mbeki denies abuse of power accusations
Article
/ 9 April 2015

Mbeki denies abuse of power accusations

Former president Thabo Mbeki has rejected Willie Hofmeyr’s allegations that his administration abused its power to plot Jacob Zuma’s downfall.

By Matuma Letsoala
Spy tapes: Can Hofmeyr keep Zuma off the hook?
Article
/ 1 April 2015

Spy tapes: Can Hofmeyr keep Zuma off the hook?

The deputy prosecutions chief points an accusing finger at Thabo Mbeki. But his version may have more clout at Luthuli House than in court.

By Sam Sole Author and Sam Sole
Editorial: Political meddling haunts NPA
Article
/ 1 April 2015

Editorial: Political meddling haunts NPA

Willie Hofmeyr’s stated motive to defend the NPA has failed, as political meddling has only become worse after Mbeki.

By Editorial
Editorial: Don’t tinker with the Constitution
Article
/ 5 March 2015

Editorial: Don’t tinker with the Constitution

The president doesn’t derive his power from executive decree; his decisions can be reviewed by the courts.

By Editorial
Was Mbeki pressured into watering down his Sona criticism?
Article
/ 16 February 2015

Was Mbeki pressured into watering down his Sona criticism?

Former president Thabo Mbeki may have backtracked on his Sona comments, but SA needs more credible leaders to lead the charge, says Verashni Pillay.

By Verashni Pillay
Mbeki’s alleged remarks on Sona were a ‘distortion’
Article
/ 16 February 2015

Mbeki’s alleged remarks on Sona were a ‘distortion’

The Guardian reported Mbeki believed Zuma was wrong to not answer the EFF’s question about Nkandla, but his office says it was a misinterpretation.

By Sapa
Mourners turn out to bid farewell to Selebi
Article
/ 31 January 2015

Mourners turn out to bid farewell to Selebi

Friends and family have paid tribute to former police commissioner Jackie Selebi with some taking a swipe at those who ‘preyed on his legacy’.

By Staff Reporter
Students out in the cold as Cida forced to close
Article
/ 11 December 2014

Students out in the cold as Cida forced to close

The private, no-fee university has been deregistered by the education authorities after falling into the red to the tune of some R30m.

By Bongani Nkosi
Mbeki misunderstands our culture of accountability
Article
/ 4 December 2014

Mbeki misunderstands our culture of accountability

Thabo Mbeki presents a distorted picture of what the presidency’s defence against publishing the Khampepe report actually was – and why it failed.

By Staff Reporter
Mbeki: We owe no one an apology
Article
/ 27 November 2014

Mbeki: We owe no one an apology

Former president Thabo Mbeki responds to an M&G Khampepe editorial that said he "connived in the subversion of democracy in a neighbouring state".

By Thabo Mbeki Author
Morgan Tsvangirai: Khampepe report is ’12 years too late’
Africa
/ 21 November 2014

Morgan Tsvangirai: Khampepe report is ’12 years too late’

Thabo Mbeki is a hypocrite who preached democracy even as he was subverting it, a seething Morgan Tsvangirai told the Mail & Guardian this week.

By Phillip De Wet and Chantelle Benjamin 1
Chippy Shaik brings renewed interest to arms deal
Article
/ 10 November 2014

Chippy Shaik brings renewed interest to arms deal

Evidence given at the inquiry by government’s head of acquisitions during the arms deal might contain at least one controversy previously introduced.

By Sarah Evans
Seven ways you know you’re an African, according to Jacob Zuma
Article
/ 14 October 2014

Seven ways you know you’re an African, according to Jacob Zuma

From knowing corruption is a "Western paradigm" to abhorring dogs and gay people: welcome to Jacob Zuma’s idea of what it means to be an African.

By Verashni Pillay
Mbeki: Suggestions of SA-US conflict are a fabrication
Article
/ 2 October 2014

Mbeki: Suggestions of SA-US conflict are a fabrication

There were differences between SA and the US’s administrations on various matters, but these never led to bad relations, writes Thabo Mbeki.

By Thabo Mbeki Author
The sudden dwindling of Thabo Mbeki
Analysis
/ 18 September 2014

The sudden dwindling of Thabo Mbeki

Six years ago South Africa’s president was ousted by his enemies in the ANC. Ex-editor Ray Hartley looks back.

By Staff Reporter
Mbeki’s presidential library seeks to pin down a new narrative
Article
/ 17 September 2014

Mbeki’s presidential library seeks to pin down a new narrative

Inspired by the legacies of US and African leaders, the library is intended to give context to issues that characterised the former president’s term.

By Thuletho Zwane
Another ‘judicial peak’ to determine Khampepe release
Article
/ 4 September 2014

Another ‘judicial peak’ to determine Khampepe release

The presidency abandoned previous plans to rely on the fact that the Khampepe report was "missing", in its efforts to prevent the report’s release.

By Sarah Evans
Zim thanks SA for role in resolving political crisis
Africa
/ 17 August 2014

Zim thanks SA for role in resolving political crisis

Zimbabwe has thanked President Jacob Zuma and his predecessors for the role they played in resolving Zimbabwe’s decade-long political crisis.

By Staff Reporter
[From our archives] Arms deal: seven facts that aren’t going away
Article
/ 30 July 2014

[From our archives] Arms deal: seven facts that aren’t going away

The public outcry about the arms deal is not just rumour and allegation. Here are seven inconvenient facts for those who say, "Where is the evidence?"

By Staff Reporter
Seriti: Mbeki denies knowing about international investigations
Article
/ 18 July 2014

Seriti: Mbeki denies knowing about international investigations

Former president Thabo Mbeki has denied any knowledge of an investigation by the US into the purchasing of fighter jets for SA during the arms deal.

By Sarah Evans
Mbeki ‘can’t recall’ deal details
Article
/ 18 July 2014

Mbeki ‘can’t recall’ deal details

Former state president says he merely presided over the processes and endorses his ministers’ evidence.

By Sarah Evans
Arms deal: Was Thabo Mbeki complicit?
Article
/ 16 July 2014

Arms deal: Was Thabo Mbeki complicit?

The commission’s questions will be limited to his role in implementing the policy groundwork to buy arms, and his opinion on its affordability.

By Sarah Evans
Arms deal to announce date of Mbeki’s testimony
Article
/ 24 June 2014

Arms deal to announce date of Mbeki’s testimony

The arms deal commission is due to announce soon when Thabo Mbeki, president at the time the contracts were signed, will testify.

By Sarah Evans
Lekota rejects claim that ANC benefited from arms deal
Article
/ 11 June 2014

Lekota rejects claim that ANC benefited from arms deal

Giving evidence at the Seriti commission, the former defence minister has dismissed a question relating to the ANC benefiting from the arms deal.

By Sarah Evans
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