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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Thabo Mbeki

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South Africa

S.A’s Former President Calls for National Dialogue Post-Election Amid ANC’s Decline in Municipalities

Former ANC president, Thabo Mbeki has reiterated that there is a need for a national dialogue after the May 29 South Africa general elections. He was on a campaign trail in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday. The ruling party dropped below 50-percent in many municipalities in the province, including the eThekwini metro, in the 2021 local government elections. Mbeki says the ANC does not have all the answers to South Africa’s problems, but […]

todayMay 13, 2024 22

South Africa

Former S.A President Thabo Mbeki says it’s time for the government to heed the undisputable concerns voiced by citizens

Former S.A President Thabo Mbeki says it's time for the government to heed the undisputable concerns voiced by citizens. He had previously criticised the ANC for its handling of corruption but has now returned to support the party under president Cyril Ramaphosa. Mbeki, hitting the campaign trail for the ANC in Soweto, encouraged citizens to vote for the ruling party in the upcoming elections:

todayApril 26, 2024 13

South Africa

South Africans tasted the fruits of freedom and then corruption snatched them away – podcast

    By Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Thabo Leshilo, The Conversation   Five years after his momentous election as South African president, Nelson Mandela stepped down after one term in office in 1999. Thabo Mbeki, his deputy, took over the mantle of the post-apartheid transition. Mbeki would lead the country for the next nine years, a period of relatively high economic growth which enabled South Africans to begin to […]

todayApril 22, 2024 41

Namibia

Confirmation of VIP Guests at Presidential Memorial and Burial Services

The Heads of State of the following countries will be attending this weekend's official ceremonies to mark the passing of former President Hage Geingob: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Qatar, Zambia, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Rwanda, and São Tomé and Principe. Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, will also attend on behalf of the British Royal Family, as […]

todayFebruary 23, 2024 111

Opinion Pieces

South Africa’s genocide case against Israel is the country’s proudest foreign policy moment in three decades

  By Peter Vale, University of Pretoria and Vineet Thakur On 11 January 2024, South Africa hauled Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the charge of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention. This was for Israel’s indiscriminate bombing and siege of Gaza following the deadly 7 October attack on Israel by Hamas which claimed 1,200 Israeli lives. More than 25,000 Palestinians, at least half of them children, have […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024 13

South Africa

Former South African President Zuma withdraws his support of the ANC ahead of general elections

Advocate Modidima Mannya, speaking to Newzroom Afrika, stressed that as a member of the African National Congress, former South African President Jacob Zuma is obligated to follow the party's constitution. This follows Mr. Zuma's withdrawal of support for the ANC in the upcoming general elections. The ANC currently faces challenges, with recent polls suggesting it may secure less than 50% of next year's votes, potentially leading to the need for […]

todayDecember 18, 2023 18

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