Former South African president Thabo Mbeki looks on during the first Global Anti Apartheid Conference in Sandton last year. (Emmanuel Crosete/AFP/Getty Images) By Donald G. McNeil Jr. Donald G ...

South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki is the guest of honour at Nigeria's 40th independence anniversary bash, which kicked off with a midnight fireworks display and has been heralded by President ...

The minister in the presidency, Essop Pahad, speaking on behalf of President Thabo Mbeki, has hit out strongly at the media, saying: "I don't believe that in the history of this country we have ...