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Thabo Mbeki

Mentor was activist and valued ANC MP – Mbeki
Article
/ 16 March 2016

Mentor was activist and valued ANC MP – Mbeki

Former President Thabo Mbeki speaks out about former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor, who this week accused the Guptas of offering her a ministerial position.

By News 24
15 questions for Thabo Mbeki
Article
/ 10 March 2016

15 questions for Thabo Mbeki

Not 27 questions, as some other figures of authority face, but a mere 15 for the former president.

By Shaun De Waal
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Article
/ 10 March 2016

Snub Mbeki like he did Nkosi

About 35 000 babies could have been born without HIV had the president listened to the boy.

By Mia Malan
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Article
/ 8 March 2016

Mbeki deserves to be condemned by history, says TAC

The ex-president will be judged harshly for his unrepentant stance over an estimated 300 000 HIV-related deaths, the activist organisation says.

By Mia Malan
Mbeki addresses ‘Aids denialism’ criticism
Article
/ 7 March 2016

Mbeki addresses ‘Aids denialism’ criticism

In the latest of his series of letters, former president Thabo Mbeki denies that he ever said "HIV does not cause Aids". Read his full article here.

By Thabo Mbeki Author
How Mbeki’s character and his Aids denialism are intimately linked
Article
/ 3 March 2016

How Mbeki’s character and his Aids denialism are intimately linked

Critics say that Thabo Mbeki’s character matters less than his AIDS denialism, but these things are actually intimately linked.

By Staff Reporter
NPA: Mbeki not behind Zuma prosecution
Article
/ 2 March 2016

NPA: Mbeki not behind Zuma prosecution

The National Prosecuting Authority insists there is "no suggestion or evidence" that Thabo Mbeki was behind allegations against the president.

By Staff Reporter
Mbeki rewrites his administration’s SA-Zimbabwe relations
Article
/ 25 February 2016

Mbeki rewrites his administration’s SA-Zimbabwe relations

In a letter published on his Facebook page, the former president ignores the concerns of many observers about the legitimacy of the 2002 elections.

By Phillip De Wet
Mbeki guilty of misinterpreting the law
Analysis
/ 17 February 2016

Mbeki guilty of misinterpreting the law

The former president’s excuse of "national security" for interfering in the prosecution of Jackie Selebi is a misinterpretation of the law.

By Lauren Kohn
Mbeki slams judge who accused him of conspiracy to get rid of Zuma
Article
/ 15 February 2016

Mbeki slams judge who accused him of conspiracy to get rid of Zuma

The former president has accused retired judge Chris Nicholson of putting a "judicial stamp of approval" on allegations against him.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mbeki foundation lambasts the Mail & Guardian
Analysis
/ 21 January 2016

Mbeki foundation lambasts the Mail & Guardian

Chairperson feels that freedom of speech only applies to the M&G itself and those with whom it agrees

By Staff Reporter
Mbeki is back, with guns blazing
Article
/ 14 January 2016

Mbeki is back, with guns blazing

Upset at what he sees as his tarnished legacy, ex-president Thabo Mbeki wants to set the record straight.

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: Please put a lid on it, Mbeki
Article
/ 14 January 2016

Editorial: Please put a lid on it, Mbeki

Former president Thabo Mbeki is back in the public debate – as if nothing has changed. His opinions surely haven’t, sadly.

By Editorial
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
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
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: 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
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