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.

Re “South Africa Must Pressure Mugabe,” Commentary, June 29: Adam Kushner and Geoffrey Swenson make some good points. One should have nothing but contempt for Zimbawbe President Robert Mugabe, a ...

Former president Thabo Mbeki has delivered a scathing critique of the current government and its civil service. Without ethics, the state cannot serve the public to its full potential, Mbeki said at a ...

Zackie Achmat, once at the center of South Africa’s push for lifesaving H.I.V. treatment, has come out of retirement as U.S. funding cuts and his own government’s inertia revive old fears. By ...

In the past has publicly questioned the connection between HIV and AIDS, minimized the seriousness of the AIDS epidemic and did not support widespread treatment or testing for AIDS. Mbeki’s father was ...

Former President Thabo Mbeki at UNISA on Friday, 12 September 2025, responding to questions presented by the panellists. Picture: @unisa/X JOHANNESBURG - Former president Thabo Mbeki has again called ...