2000-07-10 04:00:00 PDT Durban, South Africa-- South African President Thabo Mbeki, opening the first international AIDS conference in a developing country, insisted yesterday that poverty is a ...

He could never be another Mandela, but in the 16 months since he succeeded the man who led the victorious struggle against apartheid, Thabo Mbeki has stamped his mark on the South African presidency.

Former president Thabo Mbeki is alive and well, contrary to online reports that he has died. Mbeki is in good health, according to his foundation. The Thabo Mbeki Foundation has rubbished reports ...

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.