President Thabo Mbeki was shocked when told that warrants had been issued against police chief Jackie Selebi, the Ginwala inquiry heard on Wednesday.
President Thabo Mbeki will address the national day of mourning in support of those affected by the recent xenophobic attacks.
The politician’s solution to all public blunders is to claim that his or her words were misinterpreted
South African progressive forces must urgently reopen discussions on racism and xenophobia, argues Horace Campbell.
South Africa is close to brokering a deal that would see a unity government negotiated in Zimbabwe, it was reported on Tuesday.
A blend of the two camps in the ANC might avert its sinking into the lowest form of rule.
Most ANC leaders who returned from exile, including President Thabo Mbeki, received their training in the old Soviet bloc and use Stalinist jargon.
Oh, for a sign of divine providence in the face of Robert Mugabe’s loony assertion that "only God" can remove him from office.
South Africa has been supplying Zimbabwe with helicopters, revolvers and cartridges — despite the mounting human rights atrocities in that country.
Two stories in this edition spotlight the paradox of President Thabo Mbeki’s handling of the Zimbabwean crisis in view of his role in the region.
The Mail & Guardian reveals a document penned by President Thabo Mbeki in 2001 in which he warns Robert Mugabe over his style of rule.
Opposition parties on Wednesday condemned the renewal of the employment contract of suspended police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi.
African pressure mounted on Wednesday to postpone Zimbabwe’s presidential run-off election set for Friday, but authorities said it would go ahead.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says the African Union, backed by the United Nations, should lead a transitional process in the country.
President Robert Mugabe has ”declared war” in Zimbabwe, said opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday from inside the Dutch embassy in Harare.
Leaders will hold an meeting in Swaziland on Wednesday to discuss the crisis in Zimbabwe but key negotiator President Thabo Mbeki will not attend.
Southern African leaders will hold an emergency meeting in Swaziland’s capital, Mbabane, on Wednesday to discuss the crisis in Zimbabwe.
The African Union (AU) on Monday joined a chorus of concern and dismay over the withdrawal of Zimbabwe’s opposition from a presidential run-off.
Zimbabwe’s crisis will now move to the UN Security Council, as the international community mulls fresh sanctions against Robert Mugabe’s government.
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew on Sunday from the June 27 presidential run-off election.
A South African mediation team was in Zimbabwe on Saturday as part of efforts to resolve the country’s political crisis.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille has argued against a government of national unity in Zimbabwe, saying it will allow Mugabe to stay in power.
Reports that President Mbeki is off the hook regarding a German probe into alleged arms deal corruption are mischievous, says the Justice department.
South Africa’s positive credit rating outlook from Moody’s is under strain and dependent on the government maintaining its current economic policies.
SA President Thabo Mbeki has urged Zimbabwe’s leader Robert Mugabe to cancel next week’s presidential vote and negotiate a deal with the opposition.
President Thabo Mbeki on Monday called on the youth of the country to stand up against perpetrators of xenophobic violence.
A rebuke of President Robert Mugabe might not be enough to save Zimbabwe, but it could allow South Africa to salvage some national pride.
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/ 18 December 2007
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”Comrade Motlanthe, sabela uya-bizwa,”sang delegates at the conference on Sunday. ”Comrade Motlanthe, you are being called to service!” Kgalema Motlanthe has been portrayed by both camps as the indecisive, weak link in the ANC infighting.
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After eight years at the helm of Africa’s economic powerhouse, Thabo Mbeki cuts an increasingly lonely figure as the battle for the reins of the African National Congress (ANC) approaches its finale. As well as taking fresh blows from his political foes, the president has also become the target of senior ANC party members.
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