The agreement follows talks between South Africa’s President Thabo Mbeki and the leaders of the two rival factions of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara on 15 September...
Vol 48 No 19 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
President Thabo Mbeki showed up in the giant Zion Christian Church (ZCC) which attracts congregations of more a million at Easter...
The biggest casualty so far has been the former Director of the National Intelligence Agency Billy Masetlha who claims he was fired by President Thabo Mbeki and Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils because he was seen as too close to sacked Vice-President and leadership contender Jacob Zuma...
Vol 48 No 19 |
- CONGO-KINSHASA
With only one South African company mining in Congo surrounded by Australian British and Canadian outfits Pretoria/Tshwane has had little to show for President Thabo Mbeki’s ‘special relationship’ with Kabila...
Last year President Thabo Mbeki and the cabinet asked Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa to elaborate further on his NIPF...
Vol 48 No 17 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
President Thabo Mbeki plans to meet her although he refused meetings on the issue with the former DA leader Tony Leon...
Four days before the 16-17 August Southern African Development Community summit the CIO circulated what it claimed was a confidential report from South African President Thabo Mbeki's office blaming Zimbabwe's economic woes on British policy and on sanctions...
Vol 48 No 17 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Mount Frere sparked the confrontation: President Thabo Mbeki fired Madlala-Routledge after she spoke of 'emergency' level baby deaths there and Health Minister Manto Shabalala-Msimang denied it...
Leftist critics of President Thabo Mbeki have regrouped in the South African Communist Party hoping to take control of the African National Congress at its conference in December...
Vol 48 No 15 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The following national officials were elected or re-elected at the South African Communist Party's National Conference on 11-14 July: Gwede Mantashe National Chairman formerly General Secretary National Union of Mineworkers (NUM); opposed to President Thabo Mbeki...