Despite his achievements, Mbeki’s intellectual independence made him a polarising figure. Critics accused him of being aloof or overly theoretical, yet these very traits enabled him to govern ...

President Thabo Mbeki is far from the epithets the country's leader once enjoyed as the crown prince who became the philosopher king and was hailed as Mr Delivery.

South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki fires his second in command -- a man once tapped as his successor. Deputy President Jacob Zuma's future had looked shaky ever since his financial advisor was ...

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former South African President Thabo Mbeki. Personal Birth date: June 18, 1942 Birth place: Idutywa, Transkei, South Africa Birth ...

Thabo Mbeki has called on the ANC to self-reflect to understand why it lost the support of so many voters during the last election. Image: Fani Mahuntsi. Source: Getty Images ...

South African PoliticsPresident Thabo Mbeki and his ruling party, the African National Congress, are expected to coast to victory Wednesday in the third multi-racial elections in the nation's ...

Thabo Mbeki, born on 18 June 1942, in Idutywa, Transkei, served as South Africa’s president from 1999 to 2008. He attended schools in Transkei, including the renowned Lovedale Secondary School ...

Thabo Mbeki wrote a strongly worded letter about the Democratic Alliance's (DA) decision to withdraw from the National Dialogue The DA stated it would not participate in the event after President ...

Thabo Mbeki has weighed in on Afrikaners’ claims that they were targeted by the government The former president called on disgruntled citizens to discuss their grievances in a national dialogue ...

In their emergency meeting on the Zimbabwe situation, Mbeki and the other Southern African leaders invited Zimbabwe’s presidential candidates to speak to their group, the Southern African ...