It was at that conference where the oldest and biggest former national liberation movement in South Africa almost had a woman president for the first time in its then 105-year history, which would ...

I could not cast my vote in 1994, I was 17 years old [the voting age in SA is 18 years and older]. I may have missed out on ...

Why do we insist on reducing women to wives and ex-wives of politicians, as though they do not have their own agency? In what ...

Zuma’s greatest strength lies in his political shrewdness. His ability to navigate crises, out-manoeuvre opponents, and ...

than most members of the cabinet. Thabo Mbeki, like all other leaders, reflects the complex mix of elements in his make-up. We have focused on some of his personality characteristics and style, and at ...

The National Executive Committee of the ANC took a painful decision to recall the President of the Republic, Comrade Thabo Mbeki. The decision was not taken ... Gert Sibande together with Comrade Ruth ...

It was only the following year that (now President) Mbeki was first introduced to the "alternative viewpoint" on HIV/AIDS, through the writings of Advocate Anthony Brink. According to the best ...

Yet, in a stunning turnaround, Zuma has re-emerged as a central figure through the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, which in its first election ... Unlike the more aloof Thabo Mbeki or the ...

I thought I should send you this letter as one of my last communications to you as Head of our country's National Executive. First of all I would like to thank you for having agreed to serve in the ...