The National Party during its regime of white minority government used the tactic of divide and rule. It had an enemy, it was black and it was in large numbers. The enemy had to be ruled so it was ...

President Thabo Mbeki is unlikely to go head-to-head with his former deputy Jacob Zuma in a contest for the head of the African National Congress in 2007. This, according to analysts, is "the ...

Every member of the ANC, whether in favour or against retaining Zuma as deputy president, is looking to Mbeki to do the right thing following Judge Hilary Squires' judgment that Zuma and ...

He won that battle Tuesday, besting incumbent Thabo Mbeki to take control of the party, but Zuma now faces the likelihood of a prosecution that, if successful, would make him ineligible to become ...

Zuma also spoke of Mbeki’s passion for international relations and African development and how he made the African Renaissance “the central tenet of the country’s foreign policy outlook”.

Some suggested that Zuma, who is not a member of parliament, would not serve in a transitional administration and would most likely assume power only after the elections. Although Mbeki has been a ...

I find it interesting Zuma is pointing towards Brazil to learn things Lula seems to have learnt from the Thabo Mbeki ­presidency. Let’s remember the state of our economy when Mbeki started running the ...

Former president Thabo Mbeki reflected on Jacob Zuma’s presidency. Picture: Twitter/@TMFoundation_ Former president Thabo Mbeki has taken aim at his successor Jacob Zuma, suggesting he had ...

Unlike the more aloof Thabo Mbeki or the technocratic Cyril Ramaphosa, Zuma connects with ordinary South Africans through his warmth, humour, and apparent humility. His background as a self ...

Zuma and Mbeki cannot sit under the same roof, let alone around the same table.” The official added: “It was going to be awkward and just outright wrong if you have both former heads of state ...

June 2, 2005 - A South African court finds businessman Schabir Shaik guilty of bribing Zuma between 1995 and 2002. June 14, 2005 - President Thabo Mbeki fires Zuma over his alleged involvement in ...