Mbeki's ouster new hurdle as Zimbabwe deal stalls

The power-sharing deal between Zimbabwe's president and the opposition has stalled just as the man who mediated during months of painful negotiations, South African President Thabo Mbeki, has been upended by his own political troubles.

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South Africa's Mbeki resigns afer power struggle

South African President Thabo Mbeki told the nation Sunday that he had resigned, having lost a power struggle to a rival tainted by allegations of corruption but poised now to lead the country.

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South Africa's Mbeki rebuts criticism

As the political situation worsened in Zimbabwe, South Africa's president rejected criticism he has mishandled the crisis and said Thursday his government would not be a pawn for the West.

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Mbeki Vows to Reduce Crime in S. Africa

President Thabo Mbeki pledged in his annual state of the nation address Friday to increase police numbers, improve the private security industry and reduce court backlogs in an effort to reduce crime in South Africa.

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South Africa's opposition Congress of the People (COPE) is blaming the ruling African National Congress (ANC) for introducing what COPE described as dictatorship into the country's political dynamics ahead of this year's elections.

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South Africa's main opposition has accused the state intelligence services of hiring traditional healers to carry out a spiritual cleansing ceremony. South Africa has more than 200,000 traditional healers and more than half the population is believed to consult them.

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JOHANNESBURG — A new study by Harvard researchers estimates that the South African government would have prevented the premature deaths of 365,000 people earlier this decade if it had provided antiretroviral drugs to AIDS patients and widely administered drugs to help prevent p …

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A recent Harvard School of Public Health study said 330,000 deaths were caused by his 1999 decision to declare available drugs toxic and dangerous.

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Cape Town - South Africa will take a tough line at a regional summit this weekend to end deadlock in Zimbabwe's power-sharing talks, a government spokesperson said on Thursday.

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Former President Thabo Mbeki has made it categorically clear to ANC President Jacob Zuma that he will not campaign for the ruling party, or allow his name to be abused or falsely used.

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Lekota says:''It seems that we are serving today divorce papers." Zuma replies:"No one is bigger than the A.N.C., and all A.N.C. members are equal and are governed by the same organizational discipline."

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The ousting of President Thabo Mbeki leaves nominated Interim President, Kgalema Montlanthe, who has never served government either but Johannesburg Stock Exchange began to slide immediately in response to the news.

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Victims unite All politicians make enemies. That is the nature of the game. But President Mbeki has made more than most. One example should suffice to illustrate the problem.

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JOHANNESBURG: President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, the loser in a prolonged power struggle with his rival, Jacob Zuma, agreed Saturday to resign after the top leaders of his party, the African National Congress, asked him to step down.

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President Thabo Mbeki will resign, the presidency confirmed on Saturday. "The President has obliged and will step down after all constitutional requirements have been met," said presidential spokesperson Mukoni Rat@!$%#anga.

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habo Mbeki, the South African president, could be removed from office within days and replaced by an interim leader, it was reported today.

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It could not have been more ironic.

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South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki is coming under intense pressure to resign after allegedly meddling in the graft case against Jacob Zuma, president of the ruling African National Congress (ANC).

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A South African court has thrown out corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, the leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), clearing the way for him to run as the country's next president.Chris Nicholson, the judge, granted Zuma's application to have corruption charges  …

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President Mugabe has delivered an ultimatum to his rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, to sign up for a power-sharing agreement with his ruling Zanu (PF) party or face being frozen out of the new Cabinet to be announced tomorrow.

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Under a gracious exit plan, Robert Mugabe will become Zimbabwe's ceremonial president during the forthcoming transition, after which he will retire as the Founding President and father of the beleaguered nation, protected under a blanket amnesty.According to a draft settlement, i …

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Beset by political chaos and runaway price inflation, Zimbabwe is stripping 10 zeros off its nearly worthless currency so that 10 billion dollars become a dollar, news agencies reported Wednesday. More Articles

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"Much ink has been spilled lately decrying the decline in American popularity around the world under President Bush. Polls tell us how China is now more popular in Asia than America and how few Europeans say they identify with the United States.

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HARARE (Reuters) - South African President Thabo Mbeki met Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday to try to help end a political crisis after a violent election that extended Mugabe's 28-year rule.The main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), said i …

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CSM article attempts to answer five questions relating to South African President Thabo Mbeki's "quiet diplomacy" approach to the situation in Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabweans go to the polls on Friday in the second round of the presidential election, but many say they are being frog-marched to polling stations in what has become a one-party election.

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Senior SABC managers have asked President Thabo Mbeki to remove the SABC Board by Friday.

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On Sunday 27 April, South Africa celebrated National Freedom Day, a day to commemorate how far the country has come since the days of apartheid.

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