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 ...

Critical biographical notes on Thabo Mbeki, excerpted from a contribution to the New York Review of Books by the anti-Stalinist historian of the ANC Paul Trewhela in 2000. In terms of background, ...

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Thabo Mbeki, who presided over South Africa's longest period of economic growth, told the nation on Sunday that he has resigned as head of state, deepening the country's worst ...

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 ...

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 ...

South Africa's ruling party called Saturday on President Thabo Mbeki to resign and said he "welcomed" the move, which could heighten turmoil in Africa's economic powerhouse. Heir apparent Jacob Zuma ...

MIDRAND, South Africa (Reuters) - South African President Thabo Mbeki on Wednesday dismissed as "propaganda" suggestions that his ruling African National Congress was corrupted by power or distracted ...

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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 ...