Word: kgalema
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...sharing negotiations between Robert Mugabe's regime and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) ended in confusion Tuesday, when mediators announced a deal - only for the opposition to immediately deny one. "All the parties expressed confidence in the process and committed to implementing the agreement," South African President Kgalema Motlanthe told a press briefing in the South African capital Pretoria after the 14-hour meeting - the latest in a series of regional summits on the issue. An accompanying communiqué said agreement had been reached on key points, including the naming of MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai to a newly...
...summit by suggesting the co-management of home affairs that so clearly favors Zanu-PF. The SADC compromise places all enforcement—army, national defense, and now police, under home affairs—at the access of Mugabe, a brutal dictator. South Africa’s new president, Kgalema Motlanthe, has said he will take a harder line with Mugabe in general policy, but the SADC’s findings thus far reveal a clear pro-Mugabe bias...
...Became health minister in September, when Kgalema Motlanthe took over from Mbeki. Motlanthe demoted former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang to a lower governmental position and named Hogan as her successor
...Zuma's supporters last month forced Mbeki to resign as President of South Africa, putting the caretaker figure of ANC national chairman Kgalema Motlanthe into the position until next year's general election, which Zuma's supporters expect...
...rival Jacob Zuma, President Thabo Mbeki resigned Sept. 21 at his party's urging. Several members of his Cabinet subsequently quit, deepening fears of a political crisis. The shift could also slow the progress of neighboring Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal, which Mbeki helped negotiate. Deputy party leader Kgalema Motlanthe will serve until next year's election, which Zuma is expected...