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Zimbabwe Agreement: a small step that just might work
2008-09-14 08:47:00 Last week, it was revealed that after long negotiations a tentative settlement agreement was reached between the government of President Mugabe and the opposition leader and probably winner of last March election, the MDC’s Morgan Tsvangirai. The deal was negotiated with the help of South African President Mbeki. Everyone is cautious about the deal (a similar “agreement” ...
?Liberemos a Zimbabwe? de Mugabe. Firma la Petición a Thabo Mbeki
2008-06-25 11:35:00 A través de Avaaz.org hay una Petición a Thabo Mbeki, presidente de Sudáfrica y a líderes de la Región para que lleven “a cabo una cumbre de emergencia sobre la situación en Zimbabwe. Deben negociar por un gobierno legitimo en Zimbabwe. En las elecciones en Marzo, el pueblo de Zimbabwe dejó claro que preferían ser ...
The Silence Of South African President Mibeki Is Loud
2008-06-06 16:47:00 During the fight by South Africans to end apartheid people from throughout the world lent their support in this effort to achieve freedom. But, today, President Mbeki of South Africa refuses to condemn the brutality occurring in neighboring Zimbabwe which is ruled by his buddy, Robert Mugabe. Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga blasted Mugabe as ...
Mbeki calls for restraint in Zimbabwe
2008-06-06 12:13:00 President Thabo Mbeki has urged the government and people of Zimbabwe to ensure that the country's forthcoming presidential run-off election is free and fair.
What Went Wrong Asks South Africa?
2008-05-29 14:55:00 The recent xenophobic violence which swept through South Africa resulting in the death of dozens of people and the destruction of homes and businesses of immigrants is causing South Africans to wonder if their nation has been too complacent about serious structural and economic issues. A special task force probing the violence concludes there ...
Infrastructure investment needed: Mbeki
2008-05-29 10:08:00 African countries need to direct more resources and investment into infrastructure if they are to ensure higher and sustainable economic growth for the continent, President Thabo Mbeki told delegates at the fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development being held in Japan.
We bow our heads in shame: Mbeki
2008-05-26 09:20:00 South Africa had been shamed and humiliated by the wave of anti-foreigner violence that had broken out in parts of the country over the past two weeks, President Thabo Mbeki said in a special televised address to the nation on Sunday night.
Where Oh Where Is President Mbeki??
2008-05-26 09:08:00 South African President Thabo Mbeki who has been attacked for his lack of leadership in dealing with the anti-foreign riots which have swept his nation, is now being forced to confront questions about present handling the crisis. Two weeks have passed during which time rioters have attacked immigrants, burned their shacks, and, in some cases, killed these innocent people, but the president of the nation apparently has other things to do than visit scenes of the violence and offer reassurance to the afflicted. According to Olmo von Meijenfeldt, of the Institute for Democracy in South Africa, “a strong appeal to the South African people from the president would be very welcome indeed.”‘ He noted Mbeki has a distant style of leadership, and he is not the sort of man “to put himself in the forefront.” Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils admitted the government knew tensions were growing. “Of course we were aware there was something brewing. It is on...
Xenophobic attacks must end: Mbeki
2008-05-20 14:19:00 President Thabo Mbeki has issued a call for the attacks on foreign nationals living in South Africa to come to an end, as the police step up their actions to curb the violence and the government and civil society move to assist the victims.
South Africa Prepares For Change
2008-05-12 09:16:00 The African National Congress which dominates pollitics in South Africa gave Jacob Zuma their full support in his bid for the presidency. The Congress, which regards Zuma as its leader, made clear there would not be any effort to get rid of President Mibeki before he complestes his term as president of the nation. Zuma ...
Vioence Escalates In Zimbabwe
2008-05-10 09:19:00 The Zmbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights has released a report which expresses their concern over escalating cases of organized violence and torture and the increasing intimidation of medical personnel. They have documented over 900 victims of violence in the post election period. But, they believe their figures grossly underestimate what is happening because ...
African Ministers Try Reason With Mugabe
2008-05-07 20:08:00 A high ranking delegation of southern African ministers met with President Robert Mugabe for one more time in an effort to get the wounded tiger of Zimbabwe to devote at least a moment to the needs of his nation rather than to his bruised ego.Angolan Foriegn Minister Jose Jaoao Miranda urged the president to join ...
Zuma Blasts Mbeki Inaction On Zimbabwe
2008-04-22 17:17:00 African National Congress President Jacob Zuma stated in blunt terms the Zimbabwe election fiasco was a violation of the rights of its people. “It’s not acceptable. It’s not helping the Zimbabwean people who have gone out to..elect the kind of party and presidential candidate they want, exercising their constitutional right.” His comments distanced the incoming president of South Africa from Thabo Mbeki whose timid reaction to the violation of Zimbabwean rights has been severely condemned by other African nations. Zuma told reporters, “the electoral commission must isssue the results because it is actually destoryng its own credibility as an institution that is supposed to be neutral.” For the first time, a South African leader acted as a leader when Zuma said “I imagine the leaders in Africa should really move in to unlock this logjam. Concretely, this means African countries should identify some people to go in there, probably talk to both...
Mbeki continues as Zim mediator
2008-04-22 11:24:00 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has resolved that South African President Thabo Mbeki will continue mediating in Zimbabwe's post-election disputes.
Mugabe Completes Process of Vote Rigging
2008-04-20 15:20:00 President Robert Mugabe has his own unique way of winning elections, simply stuff ballot boxes with your name and the result is a “victory” for the government. The Movement for Demcoratic Change which won the election in Zimbabwe said during the “recount” boxes are simply being stuffed with the name of Mugabe and his party ...
Mbeki-Get Thee To A Thuggery!
2008-04-18 09:19:00 President Mbeki of South Africa belongs to the generation of leaders who worked with Nelson Mandela to create a democratic nation in which all parties shared common rights of competing in the marketplace of ideas. Mbeki can not plead ignorance of the past nor can he claim lack of knowledge as to what occurs to ...
Mbeki 'must quit Zimbabwe role'
2008-04-17 17:11:00 Hundreds of opposition supporters have been displaced in ZimbabweZimbabwe's opposition has called on South African President Thabo Mbeki to stand down as a mediator in the wake of the elections crisis.
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Mugabe Denounced At UN
2008-04-17 13:17:00 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown lashed out against the brutal regime of Robert Mugabe who has refused to accept the verdict of the people of Zimbabwe that they seek change in government. Leaders of nations from throughout the world expressed dismary at what is happening in that unfortunate country where the dogs of war have ...
Mbeki defends record on Zimbabwe
2008-04-17 03:54:00 Mr Mbeki said dialogue was essential to bring about a resolution in ZimbabweSouth African President Thabo Mbeki has defended his record on Zimbabwe, while playing down the crisis at a UN debate.
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Cowardly President Mbeki Denies Zimbabwe Crisis!
2008-04-16 15:59:00 Post election violence in Zmbabwe continues as President Mugabe thugs beat up innocent people whose crime is voting the wrong way, but South African President Thabo Mbeki insists there is no crisis in that nation. In a direct contradiction to the leader of the nation, his own party, the African National Congress bluntly said: “it ...
South Africa?s Mbeki continues to support Mugabe
2008-04-13 06:02:00 The bad news in today’s papers is that South Africa’s President Mbeki stopped in Harare (Zimbabwe), instead of going to the emergency meeting of the South African Development community in Zambia. Zambia’s president, Levi Mwanawasa, had called the meeting to discuss the increasingly volitile situation in Zimbabwe after the Zimbabwean government keeps pretending they can’t count ...
Mugabe May Be No Show At Summit Meeting
2008-04-11 15:49:00 The government of Zimbabwe raised doubts as to whether President Mugabe would even attend the upcoming summit meeting that was called by the Southern African Development Community(SADC) to discuss recent events surrounding the presidential electiion in Zmbabwe. Deputy Information Minister Bright Matonga, said, “We didn’t call for that summit, it was called by SADC…Who ...
Mbeki to attend SADC meeting on Zim?
2008-04-10 16:28:00 A decision on whether South African President Thabo Mbeki will attend an extraordinary Southern African Development Community summit called to address the Zimbabwe crisis was to be discussed on Thursday.
Mbeki launches e-Skills Academy
2008-03-17 10:27:00 South Africa's first e-Skills Academy will be key to developing information and communication technology skills in the country, enabling it to maintain a competitive edge in the global arena, says President Thabo Mbeki.
Zuma, Mbeki, Geraldine & Manto
2008-03-12 05:25:00 Mbeki, Jacob Zuma, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi and Manto Tsabalala Msimang were flying together in the President’s jet. Thabo Mbeki suddenly said: “You know what. I can throw a R500 right now out of this window and make someone happy.” Jacob Zuma said: “I can throw five R 100 notes out of the window and I will make 5 ...
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Scorpions part of new unit: Mbeki
2008-02-14 15:28:00 South Africa's crime-fighting capacity will not be diminished by the absorption of specialist unit the Scorpions into the police, says President Thabo Mbeki: the Scorpions will not be lost but will form part of a new unit even better equipped to tackle organised crime in the country.
Mbeki quells power fears for 2010 World Cup - ESPN
2008-02-08 13:26:00 Mbeki quells power fears for 2010 World CupESPN - 1 hour agoSouth Africa president Thabo Mbeki has dismissed speculation that the 2010 World Cup could be affected by the country's ongoing electricity crisis. ...
'Business unusual' for SA: Mbeki
2008-02-08 13:24:00 It's business unusual, says President Thabo Mbeki, as the government prepares to ramp up its programmes to improve the lives of South Africans "sooner rather than later" - not by changing its policies, but by implementing them in imaginative, more effective ways.
Mbeki calls for unity on energy
2008-02-08 12:55:00 Delivering his State of the Nation address in Cape Town on Friday, President Thabo Mbeki said the country's electricity shortage posed both a challenge and an opportunity for South Africans to join with the government and "act in unity to keep the country on course."
A challenging year for SA: Mbeki
2008-01-02 13:34:00 Despite the economic gains of 2007, the challenge of reducing poverty and inequality in South Africa persisted, President Thabo Mbeki said in his New Year's message on Monday, calling on the government to redouble its efforts "to raise the floor of prosperity that must go with our democracy".
Mbeki defiant after defeat by ANC
2007-12-21 17:46:00 Mr Mbeki was defeated by Jacob Zuma as party leader on TuesdaySouth African President Thabo Mbeki has said his government will stay in office despite huge losses in elections for senior African National Congress posts.
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Mbeki to serve out SA presidency
2007-12-21 17:16:00 Mr Mbeki was defeated by Jacob Zuma as party leader on TuesdaySouth African President Thabo Mbeki has said his government will stay in office despite huge losses in elections for senior African National Congress posts.
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President Mbeki Rips Into Rival?s Values
2007-12-01 01:13:00 President Mbeki of South Africa made plain his opposition to Jacob Zuma’s desire to become president of the African National Congress which leads inevitably to president of South Africa. Mbeki specifically pointed out the ANC’s commitment to women rights and charged Zuma is opposed to these historic values. He even stated there should be no ...
Jacob Zuma And President Mbeki Fight Over Power
2007-11-27 21:20:00 Jacob Zuma, African National Congress leader, who was acquitted of rape and corruption charges, appears in line to become the next president of South Africa. Despite being dogged by graft allegations, he has capitalized on the blunders of President Thabo Mbeki in order to gain overwhelming support of ANC members. Zuma is using the autocratic ...
Mbeki upbeat on Zimbabwe talks
2007-11-23 11:29:00 President Thabo Mbeki, speaking in Harare after meetings with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and the leaders of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, said he was confident that the ongoing dialogue would bring a solution to the crisis in Zimbabwe.
Mbeki seeks Mugabe deal for summit
2007-11-22 21:48:00 Thabo Mbeki, South African president, held talks with Robert Mugabe, his Zimbabwean counterpart, on Thursday amid signs that the former's efforts to mediate in his neighbour's political crisis are nearing a climax.
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G20 MEETING Mbeki urges substantial reforms of IMF, World Bank - Forbes
2007-11-18 11:59:00 EarthtimesG20 MEETING Mbeki urges substantial reforms of IMF, World BankForbes, NY - 55 minutes agoKLEINMOND, South Africa (Thomson Financial) - Thabo Mbeki, the president of South Africa, put his weight behind efforts to reform the IMF and the World Bank ...South Africa's Mbeki urges IMF, World Bank reform at G20 meeting AFPG20 finance ministers begin talks in South Africa AFPThe G20: The New Ruling Aristocracy of the World? Monthly Reviewall 86 news articles
Shock! Horror! Is Mbeki Lying?
2007-10-28 13:30:00 Fortunately I’m not the type of person that would refer to the president of a country as “a fucking unrepentant liar that should be strung up by his feet.â€Thanks goodness for that else this Blog would have been full of expletives and derogatory statements.However, someone is lying.You decide who it is.In the green corner we have Thabo Mbeki the president of South Africa and the ANC who is clearly busy with election campaigning and stating that GEAR (Growth, Employment and Redistribution Strategy) was making steady progress in meeting the basic needs of poor people. Things are thus improving according to Mbeki as reported in this article dated October 26th.In the red corner we have Zwelinzima Viva the General Secretary of COSATU. (Congress of South African Trade Unions) who maintains that GEAR has led to the scandalous situation of a supposedly "booming" economy that left 40% of workers unemployed.Viva also said that: “Unemployed and casual workers were better off under apart...
By: Gerrie Hugo
Thabo Mbeki finally talks some sense about racial quotas
2007-10-27 09:19:00 After losing the World Cup on Saturday, I was in a bar (blind drunk, obviously) in Richmond having a conversation with a South African bloke about the impending racial quotas we all expected to be placed on their World Champion team. It was interesting that the Bok in question did not really enter into the debate about quotas, preferring to repeat the refrain, "It is going to happen" no matter what drunken logic I threw in to suggest it should not. Thinking back he probably couldn't understand a word I was saying, especially as I kept punctuating my conversation with the loud singing of Oasis songs. Anyway, I imagine he is as surprised and heartened as me following the words of Thabo Mbeki yesterday. The president said, "We must put behind our backs the controversies about how representative our teams are and the way to ensure this is by ensuring we have the players. We need to build up sport and use this victory to accelerate the process of ...
By: Blood and Mud
Mbeki sparks Bafana debate
2007-10-24 17:57:00 President Thabo Mbeki thinks that the South African national football team should drop their Bafana Bafana nickname. What do you think?
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Mbeki dissed by the English players?
2007-10-23 00:00:00 OK, I'm not one for starting shit, but since nobody else wants to talk about it, I will. How kak was it to see a good coupla England players ignore and diss Mbeki after the match on saturday? I mean come on, so you lost, shit have a little bit of that ...
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Lucky Dube killing very sad - Mbeki
2007-10-19 12:22:00 President Thabo Mbeki made an appeal to South Africans to confront the “scourge” of crime together, following the murder of reggae star Lucky Dube. “This is indeed very, very sad that this happened to an outstanding South African ? an outstanding musician, world renowned,” Mbeki said as he was leaving for France to support the ...
Lucky Dube killing very sad - Mbeki
2007-10-19 12:22:00 President Thabo Mbeki made an appeal to South Africans to confront the “scourge” of crime together, following the murder of reggae star Lucky Dube. “This is indeed very, very sad that this happened to an outstanding South African ? an outstanding musician, world renowned,” Mbeki said as he was leaving for France to support the ...
Mbeki leads SA team to New York
2007-09-25 11:49:00 President Thabo Mbeki leads a high-powered South African delegation to the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where the issues of climate change, the Millennium Development Goals, UN reform and counter-terrorism are expected to top the agenda.
Mbeki backs Boks
2007-09-03 10:47:00 The Springbok Rugby World Cup squad received South African President Thabo Mbeki?s backing at an official send-off in Pretoria.
Mbeki, business leaders meet
2007-08-24 11:01:00 The issues of electricity security, improvements to South Africa's criminal justice system, and skills development dominated the agenda of President Thabo Mbeki's meeting with local business leaders in Cape Town on Thursday.
Zim talks progressing: Mbeki
2007-08-20 10:31:00 Talks between the Zimbabwean government and opposition parties are progressing well, South African President Thabo Mbeki said at the conclusion of the 27th Southern African Development Community Summit in Zambia.
Mbeki and the art of listening
2007-08-01 10:56:00 President Thabo Mbeki had his head down, listening intently to the speaker at a new drug rehabilitation centre in the Western Cape and taking detailed notes. Suddenly, he looked up and asked: "What is tik?" Anton Harber, Caxton Professor of Journalism at Wits University, trails the President on his latest meeting with the people.
Mbeki outlines growth priorities
2007-08-01 09:09:00 Local production of quality capital goods is among a number of priorities the government has identified as it moves to ensure continued expansion of South Africa's economy, says President Thabo Mbeki.
Zim elections will succeed: Mbeki
2007-08-01 08:34:00 President Thabo Mbeki, who is leading mediation efforts to resolve the crisis in Zimbabwe, is confident that South Africa's neighbour will hold free and fair elections in March 2008. |
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