In the past has publicly questioned the connection between HIV and AIDS, minimized the seriousness of the AIDS epidemic and did not support widespread treatment or testing for AIDS. Mbeki’s father was ...

South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki fires his second in command — a man once tapped as his successor. Deputy President Jacob Zuma's future had looked shaky ever since his financial advisor was ...

A transition to democracy in Sudan will be difficult and needs robust support from the United States and African leaders. By Alex de Waal He governed as a man distorted by the violence and oppression ...

Tshwane – South African President Thabo Mbeki will host his Palestinian counterpart President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) for bilateral political and economic discussions at Tuynhuys, Cape Town on ...

President Thabo Mbeki - on behalf of South Africa, has congratulated his Zambian counterpart Levy Mwanawasa on his re-election. "The government and people of South Africa join the international ...

With the glowing tributes paid to Nelson Mandela by various world leaders during his memorial and his stature being compared to godlike figures like Martin Luther King Junior and Mahatma Gandhi, the ...