FORMER South African President Thabo Mbeki has called on African governments to take decisive steps to revive and emphasise the teaching of African history in schools to avoid repeating past mistakes.

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.

Thabo Mbeki Foundation has refuted reports that former South Africa’s president Thabo Mbeki is dead. Reports were circulating on social media on Wednesday, January 3, regarding the former ...