A surge of support for Thabo Mbeki, the former president of South Africa, reveals real concerns about Jacob Zuma, the current one. But it’s also a dangerous kind of mythmaking.

Having taken the reigns of power from the “Grand Old Man”, Mbeki fought hard to step out of the great man’s shadow not only in South Africa but also across the world. This attempt, more ...

In a matter of weeks, South African leader Thabo Mbeki was ousted and replaced by Kgalema Motlanthe, a relative newcomer. The change marks the biggest political upheaval in South Africa since the ...

“Mbeki had told several people that, when he first met Al Gore, the vice-president and Democratic Party candidate arrogantly told him what needed to be done in Africa,” his biographer claims.

Zimbabwe: Mbeki to Remain Mediator South Africa’s new president, Kgalema Motlanthe, said that his predecessor, Thabo Mbeki, should continue to mediate Zimbabwe’s political crisis.

To understand the extent of this highly unpublicized conflicts between the man and his political mentor we analyzed, among other sources, Mbeki’s world acclaimed biography Thabo Mbeki: The Dream ...

Zimbabwe: Mbeki to Remain Mediator South Africa’s new president, Kgalema Motlanthe, said that his predecessor, Thabo Mbeki, should continue to mediate Zimbabwe’s political crisis.

Mbeki preferred Mandela handle Abacha with velvet gloves while the latter, under intense pressure from world leaders, wanted to punch Nigerian dictator bare knuckled.