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Zimbabwe's opposition leader says talks aimed at resolving his country's political crisis are making no progress and that former South African President Thabo Mbeki should step down as mediator.
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said Saturday he was still determined to reach a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe despite the breakdown of talks between the two leaders.
South Africa's former defense minister — the man who resigned to protest the ouster of Thabo Mbeki — said he and other disgruntled members of the governing African National Congress party may break away to form a new opposition.
Zimbabwe's leaders have agreed that power-sharing talks have broken down over the allocation of Cabinet posts and called Friday for former South African President Thabo Mbeki to mediate an end to the deadlock.
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki will continue efforts to mediate an end to the political crisis in Zimbabwe.
A mild-mannered anti-apartheid activist on Thursday became the third president of South Africa since the end of white rule, vowing to foster unity in a country shaken by a power feud between its past and future leaders.
South Africa's new president went on television Sunday seeking to calm the nation after a week of political drama, saying the government is pressing ahead to combat poverty, unemployment and crime.
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.
South Africa's ruling party may decide to force the resignation of President Thabo Mbeki at a meeting this weekend amid mounting political turmoil in the continent's powerhouse.
President Robert Mugabe plans to open parliament next week for the first time since members were elected four months ago, but the opposition said Thursday such a step would undermine power-sharing talks.
Zimbabwe's opposition leaders are in South Africa for talks with regional leaders on the eve of a summit expected to focus on their country's political crisis.
Power-sharing talks between Zimbabwe's rival political parties resumed Sunday, a South African official said.
South African President Thabo Mbeki insisted Tuesday that talks in Pretoria aimed at building a power-sharing government to resolve Zimbabwe's deadly political crisis were going well, despite reports of disagreements.
The failure of the U.S. campaign for international sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders returns the focus to South African efforts to end the deadly political crisis and to questions about whether President Thabo Mbeki is the right mediator.
Britain called Sunday for tough action as well as talk in the face of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's defiance and signs of disunity among his opposition.
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said Sunday he is pulling out of this week's presidential runoff because of mounting violence and intimidation against his supporters.
President Thabo Mbeki gave the go-ahead Wednesday for troops to step in and quell a surge of anti-immigrant violence that has left 42 dead and driven thousands from their homes.
An election runoff between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday.
Southern African leaders discussed Zimbabwe's deepening electoral crisis in a marathon summit that ended before dawn Sunday with a weak declaration that failed to criticize the absent President Robert Mugabe.
President Bush reached out to South African President Thabo Mbeki on Friday as hundreds of guerrilla war veterans in Zimbabwe who support President Robert Mugabe marched through the capital, raising fears Mugabe might turn to violence to prolong his rule.
POLOKWANE, South Africa — As leaders of the ruling African National Congress huddled behind closed doors Monday to resolve tensions at a crucial conference, a senior party spokesman voiced concern at the level of dissent from members.
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.
More than 80 international scientists and academics condemned South Africa's AIDS policies as ineffective and immoral and called for the firing of the health minister in a letter to President Thabo Mbeki released Wednesday.
South Africa needs viable oppositionAs South Africa prepares to go to the polls this week, it is clear if the country is going to turn into a mature, liberal democracy, it needs a strong opposition rooted in the nation's black majority. ++ Although still small, new opposition parties have been formed.
SOUTH AFRICA: POLITICS IN TRANSITION ROYAL AFRICAN SOCIETY at UCL, LONDON DECEMBER 4, 2008 Participants: Moeletsi Mbeki, political economist; deputy chairman, South African Institute of International Affairs;
After the palace coup that overthrew President Thabo Mbeki, South Africa's political compass seemed to point only one way, propelling ANC president Jacob Zuma into the nation's top job after a brief interregnum led by Zuma's party deputy, Kgalema Motlanthe.
Post-Apartheid South Africa Enters Anxious Era - NYTimes.comA dusty maze of concrete, sheet metal and scrap wood, Diepsloot is like so many of the enormous settlements around Johannesburg, mile after mile of feebly assembled shacks, the impromptu patchwork of the poor, the extremely poor and the hopelessly poor. Skip to next paragraph R …
Mbeki 'will keep Zimbabwe role'Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has confirmed he will continue his mediation efforts in Zimbabwe.
South Africa's President Mbeki to ResignPresident 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.
Thabo Mbeki to step down as South African president after ANC request | World news | guardian.co.ukDue to allegation of corruption the African National Congress (ANC) has asked Thabo Mbeki, the current president and successor of Nelson Mandela, to step down. He has obliged, and will relinquish his post when all constitutional measures are met.
S. Africa ruling party mulls Mbeki's fateThe fate of South African President Thabo Mbeki hung in the balance Friday, as the ruling African National Congress's top decision-making body met to decide if he should be forced out of office.
Inflation Champ Zimbabwe Lops 10 Zeros Off Currency - What is Money Worth?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
SOUTH AFRICA: Tit-for-tat threat by apartheid generals[Excerpt:] - Apartheid generals have threatened to lay charges against ANC leader Jacob Zuma, President Thabo Mbeki and some of his ministers if the state insists on charging former security chiefs.
Mbeki urges negotiation after Tsvangirai pull outSouth African President Thabo Mbeki has called for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangirai to negotiate following Mr Tsvangirai's withdrawal from the presidential run-off.
Mbeki deploys troops as xenophobic violence spreads to Zulu heartlandXenophobic violence in South Africa, which has caused 24 deaths and forced 13,000 people to flee their homes, has spread from Johannesburg to the volatile Zulu heartland, prompting President Thabo Mbeki to deploy the army on the streets for the first time since the end of aparthe …
Fresh evidence of attacks in Zimbabwe as Mbeki arrives for talksPresident Thabo Mbeki of South Africa arrived in Zimbabwe on Friday for talks with the country's longtime leader, Robert Mugabe, as fresh evidence emerged that forces sponsored by the government were accelerating their attacks on the opposition.
BBC NEWS: Mugabe rival sets run-off terms [Warning: disturbing video]Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will not contest a run-off election unless certain conditions are met, a spokesman for his party says. Mr Tsvangirai's party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), believes he won last month's election against President Robert M …
Zimbabwe will be on UN Security Council agenda, Ban says Zimbabwe's political situation could come before the United Nations Security Council as early as Wednesday, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told reporters in New York.
The South African Government has budgeted R5-billion in tax incentives over the next three years to promote industrial development, according to president Thabo Mbeki. He announced this in his State of the Nation Address at the opening of Parliament.
South Africa: President Mbeki Allays the Nation's FearsPresident Thabo Mbeki has called for national unity and acknowledged citizen's concerns and fears about their future, in the light of the energy crisis, the criminal justice system and economic worries
Zuma win plunges South Africa into uncertainty - Times OnlineSouth Africans woke to a new era of political turbulence today after the controversial Jacob Zuma seized control of the ruling African National Congress in a bitter power struggle with his rival Thabo Mbeki, the State President.
Zuma Is Chosen to Lead A.N.C. POLOKWANE, South Africa — The African National Congress chose the Zulu politician Jacob G. Zuma as its new leader on Tuesday, handing South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, a resounding defeat.
The ANC leadership election in South Africa: Flawed characters, flawed choiceIN THEORY, these are hopeful times in South African politics. After 50-odd years of backroom stitch-ups, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) holds a competitive leadership election next week.
Poor South Africans double in decade"Poverty has increased both in absolute numbers and proportionally," SAIRR said in a statement, blaming the rise on unemployment and HIV/Aids. Despite good economic growth in recent years, unemployment has remained consistently high at about 26%.
Mbeki admits he is still Aids dissident six years on | Special reports | Guardian UnlimitedMbeki admits he is still Aids dissident six years onMr Gevisser recounts how Mr Mbeki phoned him late on a Saturday evening in June to discuss Aids.
South Africa's blacks 'Better off under apartheid'A sad indictment on the abysmal record of the post-apartheid government of South Africa.
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