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representing former president Thabo Mbeki and his former cabinet ministers at the Seriti commission of inquiry, has withdrawn.
Prominent ANC figures Thabo Mbeki, Trevor Manuel and Alec Irwin will be appearing as witnesses at the arms procurement commission public hearings.
Former president Thabo Mbeki says he believes Nelson Mandela will be sent home soon to recuperate, reports Eyewitness News.
Thabo Mbeki was recalled as president of the country by the ANC, but Twitter was full of praise for him as he celebrated his 71st birthday.
Reports that Britain spied on G20 delegates, including SA, during meetings in London in 2009, should be investigated, says government.
Julius Malema says he had a talk with Jacob Zuma in which the president said former leader Thabo Mbeki "must go", according to a report.
Inequality can be eradicated but the policymakers need to get on board, writes Hlumelo Biko.
Watch the highlights package of our chat with amaBhungane’s Craig McKune and Sam Sole on our big Zuma story this week.
Listen to the podcast of our chat with amaBhungane’s Craig McKune and Sam Sole on our big Zuma story this week.
The run-up to Mangaung has seen vicious infighting, organisational chaos and accusations of fraud and manipulation at ANC branch level.
Former president Thabo Mbeki has been named the Daily Trust African of the Year for his work in preventing conflict in Sudan.
Former president Thabo Mbeki will not attend President Jacob Zuma’s lecture in his honour in the Eastern Cape, the ANC said on Thursday.
Paul Mashatile and some of our comrades believe in the fallacy that ANC delegates will discuss how our leaders have performed since 2007.
In this extract from ‘Kgalema Motlanthe: A Political Biography’, we learn that he didn’t expect the new leadership to do things it accused Mbeki of.
Since recalling the South African ambassador to Israel following Operation Cast Lead in Gaza in 2009 relations with Israel have deteriorated.
Africa has been the poor relative with too few representatives at global HIV/Aids conferences. But things are changing, writes Mia Malan.
Have African leaders ever sat down to write down their visions (not just their parties’) for the countries they govern, asks Percy Zvomuya.
The countries still need to resolve key border security issues to end hostilities, a mediator from the African Union said on Saturday.
French parastatal Areva appears to have tried to buy its way to the front of the queue to build nuclear power stations in SA – a miscalculation.
The former head of the National Prosecuting Authority, advocate Vusi Pikoli, finds himself unemployed again because of political interference.