Ministers due to testify at the arms commission will not answer fraud and corruption allegations but could be asked about a mysterious report.
Condolences poured in for former struggle veteran Epainette Mbeki who died in a hospital in East London on Saturday.
Mark Gevisser looks back on the life of activist and struggle stalwart Epainette Mbeki.
Anti-apartheid activist Epainette Mbeki has died at the age of 98.
The commission has made little progress in answering corruption claims. As former ministers testify, these details are unlikely to become clearer.
The commission of inquiry into the multibillion-rand arms deal in Pretoria has been postponed once again.
IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi speaks to M&G about elections, leadership and other issues facing South African politics.
Members of Parliament bid Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe farewell as he announced his retirement from government.
M&G readers comment on comparisons of Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, and say we need cool heads when it comes to pharmaceutical drugs.
Apartheid-era regionalism is a pervasive and damaging mind-set among our current rulers, writes Rapule Tabane.
The former president says the current government is rife with tribalism, which perpetuates corruption and is used to manipulate some.
The ANC has welcomed the release of a task team report on Nkandla but taken exception to comparing the upgrade costs to previous administrations.
Thabo Mbeki shares his thoughts on the booing of Jacob Zuma, the state of leadership, Madiba’s legacy and whether he would return to local politics.
Former president Thabo Mbeki is not perturbed by the heckling of Jacob Zuma but has called for leaders to be more selfless.
For the black youngsters of the 1990s, it was Madiba’s role as the head of MK that gave him the respect he needed to bring peaceful reconciliation.
Thabo Mbeki says the people who were part of Nelson Mandela’s vision of reconciliation will not allow racial tension to take over the country.
Barack Obama spoke movingly. Ban Ki-moon paid tribute. But the crowd drew most of the attention at Nelson Mandela’s massive state memorial service.
Thabo Mbeki has spoken about the need for strong leadership in SA and honouring the Constitution, as he paid tribute to Nelson Mandela.
Former president Thabo Mbeki has paid tribute to former South African boxer and junior flyweight champion Baby Jake Matlala, who has died aged 51.
Former SA president Thabo Mbeki says his country was asked by the UK for help with a military plan to remove Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.
The Seriti commission of inquiry has been adjourned until next year, when the next witness from Armscor will be ready to testify.
At the 12th Europe Lecture in The Hague, former president FW de Klerk put his own spin on former president Thabo Mbeki’s "I am an African" speech.
Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has criticised the ANC in Gauteng for revealing that Thabo Mbeki will be part of the party’s election campaign.
ANC’s Gwede Mantashe says the party has run ahead of itself by revealing that Thabo Mbeki will assist the party lure voters for the 2014 elections.
Political analyst Richard Calland says President Jacob Zuma "doesn’t read" and is "in many ways, the embodiment of anti-intellectualism".
Bob Hepple’s candid account of events in the early Sixties is also rich with political and historical insight.
When the world’s leaders meet at the next G20 Summit, they’ll arrive with one issue already agreed: the need to re-write international tax rules.
Ronnie Kasrils names his comrades in the fourth edition of his book about the struggle. Other than that, not much is new.
Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech is considered one of the greatest in history. Here’s a list of other memorable monologues.
What do Robert Mugabe, Thabo Mbeki, Zwelinzima Vavi and Julius Malema have in common?
Rear-admiral Alan Green appeared as the first witness at the Seriti commission to explain why new submarines and corvettes were crucial.
Max Boqwana, representing former president Thabo Mbeki and his former cabinet ministers at the Seriti commission of inquiry, has withdrawn.