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. Was expelled from ...

Lobbying within the ANC is intensifying ahead of the party's national general council in December, where potential contenders for the 2027 leadership race are expected to begin testing their support.

In a subdued television address on Sunday night, ousted South African President Thabo Mbeki announced that he had submitted his letter of resignation to the speaker of parliament and will officially ...

President Thabo Mbeki bowed to heavy pressure from his own party to resign Saturday, tossed to the sidelines of the economic powerhouse he built up as punishment for allegedly abusing his power in ...

Zackie Achmat, once at the center of South Africa’s push for lifesaving H.I.V. treatment, has come out of retirement as U.S. funding cuts and his own government’s inertia revive old fears. By ...

Thabo Mbeki called time on his presidency on Saturday, after South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) called on him to resign — opening the way for his rival and successor as party leader ...

Following Jacob Zuma’s tenure, during which corruption became endemic, tarnishing the ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa was touted as the party’s saviour. But he failed to impress. South Africa’s ANC party has ...

Last week, the Thabo Mbeki Foundation held a peace dialogue in Pretoria, focusing on the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Former President Thabo Mbeki at UNISA on Friday, 12 September ...

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 ...