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Thabo Mbeki

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Analysis
/ 29 September 2008

Now for the real battle

It is difficult, when punched in the guts, to take a deep breath, although air is what you most fervently desire.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 September 2008

Minister blasts Malema’s behaviour

Senior ANC Cabinet Minister Zola Skweyiya has criticised the ”shocking disrespect” shown to Thabo Mbeki in the last year, it has been reported.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 September 2008

Mbeki’s ‘breathtaking’ appeal

The former president is doing everything he can to undo the damage the Nicholson judgement caused to his reputation.

By Adriaan Basson
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Article
/ 28 September 2008

Smooth transition of beards

Zuma has confirmed that it was Motlanthe’s beard, and his ability to stroke it in a reassuring manner, that won him the coveted position.

By Tom Eaton
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Analysis
/ 28 September 2008

Counting the cost of inclusivity

ANC president Jacob Zuma lived up to his promise of a more inclusive ANC last weekend, allowing majority opinion on President Thabo Mbeki’s future.

By Rapule Tabane
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Article
/ 28 September 2008

Motlanthe’s hot potatoes

One of the first hot potatoes President Kgalema Motlanthe will have to handle is the choice of the 18th judge of the Constitutional Court.

By Sello S Alcock
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Article
/ 27 September 2008

Mbeki’s exit earns African praise and barbs

On a continent where leaders seldom step down, Thabo Mbeki’s resignation earned some plaudits, but the former SA leader also caught some flak.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 27 September 2008

Crimes of the great denialist

The decision by the ANC to recall President Thabo Mbeki represents the downfall of the most hubristic executive in contemporary South Africa.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 27 September 2008

The full in tray –

Kgalema Motlanthe will find himself with a heavily laden in tray bequeathed to him by former president Thabo Mbeki.

By Mandy Rossouw
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Article
/ 26 September 2008

NPA to launch challenge against Zuma ruling

The NPA said on Friday it would appeal against a court ruling that dismissed a politically charged graft case against ANC leader Jacob Zuma.

By Paul Simao
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Article
/ 26 September 2008

Motlanthe praised for snap Cabinet pick

South Africa’s new President Kgalema Motlanthe won praise on Friday for quickly forming a government after a week of political turbulence.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 26 September 2008

Manto axed from health portfolio

Newly elected President Kgalema Motlanthe used the limited room afforded by a partial Cabinet reshuffle to promise stability.

By Nic Dawes Author and Mandy Rossouw
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Article
/ 26 September 2008

Manuel reappointed, inflation up

South Africa’s new president reappointed Trevor Manuel as Finance Minister on Thursday, reassuring investors worried about major policy change.

By Gordon Bell
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Article
/ 26 September 2008

Mbeki’s fall rocks Zim talks

With the mediator’s future uncertain, Zimbabwe’s ground becomes even shakier for the MDC, Zanu‑PF and the ANC

By Jason Moyo
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Article
/ 26 September 2008

Call for Mr Cool …

Will the new president, Kgalema Motlanthe, come under pressure from Luthuli House to lean on the NPA not to appeal?

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 26 September 2008

‘A special, emotional and sad moment’

Two of the ministers who resigned from Thabo Mbeki’s Cabinet this week spoke to the Mail & Guardian about why they resigned.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 26 September 2008

Zuma faces ANC rebellion

ANC president Jacob Zuma will spend the months ahead engaging ANC structures in an attempt to head off what seems to be an internal rebellion.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
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Article
/ 26 September 2008

Trevor’s R50bn price tag

Market reaction showed the value of the finance minister’s stock, writes Maya Fisher-French.

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 26 September 2008

Kasrils shields his legacy

Cabinet releases policy review that came after hoax saga. Sam Sole and Nic Dawes report.

By Sam Sole Author and Nic Dawes Author
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Analysis
/ 26 September 2008

Begin the ascent to a better place

Meltdown Monday and the astonishing four days that followed saved British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, but were of no help to Thabo Mbeki.

By Richard Calland
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Article
/ 25 September 2008

Zuma to oppose Mbeki’s court challenge

ANC president Jacob Zuma will oppose former president Thabo Mbeki’s application to join an appeal against the Pietermaritzburg High Court judgement.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 September 2008

Motlanthe sworn in as interim president

Deputy ANC leader Kgalema Motlanthe was sworn in as president on Thursday to replace Thabo Mbeki, who resigned amid a political crisis.

By Mail Guardian Online Reporter, Sapa Author, Boyd Webb and Agencies Author
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Article
/ 25 September 2008

Motlanthe moves to steady the ship

Kgalema Motlanthe took office on Thursday as South Africa’s president and stressed he would keep to the policies of his predecessor Thabo Mbeki.

By Sapa Author, Mail Guardian Online Reporter, Agencies Author and Boyd Webb
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Article
/ 25 September 2008

Parliament convenes to name new president

South Africa’s Parliament convened on Thursday to elect a new president, after the ruling party forced Thabo Mbeki from office.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 September 2008

Mugabe: Mbeki resignation is devastating

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said the resignation of former South African president Thabo Mbeki was devastating, state media reported on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 September 2008

SA awaits swearing-in of new president

SA’s third post-apartheid president is set to be sworn into office on Thursday after the dramatic toppling of Thabo Mbeki by his own party.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 September 2008

Pahad: ANC decision on Mbeki was unjust

The ANC) decision to recall president Thabo Mbeki was unjust, outgoing Minister in the Presidency Essop Pahad said on Wednesday.

By Neo Semono
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Article
/ 24 September 2008

Kasrils says he is not available for reappointment

Minister of Intelligence Ronnie Kasrils said on Wednesday he is not available for reappointment after his resignation.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 24 September 2008

Zuma yet to file papers in Mbeki application

ANC president Jacob Zuma has until Friday to decide whether to respond to President Thabo Mbeki’s court application, it was reported on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 24 September 2008

Mbeki resignation sparks concerns for Zim deal

Thabo Mbeki’s resignation has raised new concerns about the fragile power-sharing deal he brokered just one week ago in neighbouring Zimbabwe.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 24 September 2008

Zuma sees ‘nothing extraordinary’ in resignations

The public should not panic about Cabinet resignations, African National Congress president Jacob Zuma said in Mpumalanga on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 24 September 2008

Zim deal stalls on Mbeki’s exit

The deal between Zimbabwe’s president and the opposition has stalled just as the man who mediated — SA President Thabo Mbeki, has been upended.

By Angus Shaw
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