Word: mbeki
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...opening day of the World Economic Forum on Africa, and Presidents, finance ministers, tycoons, bankers and philanthropists from 42 countries had descended on Cape Town to discuss the future of the continent. To welcome them, South Africa's President, Thabo Mbeki, was hosting a dinner at which he would talk of his nation's rich potential. The free, first-come, first-served tickets for the meal had gone fast. Unabashed, an African executive in the queue beside me tried to bribe his way in. "I'll leave the money here," he declared. "Just tell me how much...
...Impoverished and Afraid Alex Perry's excellent article "Land of Chains and Hunger" highlighted the tragedy of Zimbabwe under the rule of President Robert Mugabe [April 23]. Another loser is South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki and his ineffective policy of "quiet diplomacy" (what South Africans call "silent diplomacy"). Mbeki's supposedly close ties with Mugabe have not helped him develop a plan to rescue Zimbabwe from its dire situation, and his government needs to shoulder responsibility for its indecisiveness. While it may be difficult to imagine the situation in Zimbabwe worsening, it will, and South Africa will surely feel...
...Impoverished and Afraid Alex Perry's excellent article "Land of Chains and Hunger" highlighted the tragedy of Zimbabwe under the rule of President Robert Mugabe [April 23]. Another loser is South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki and his ineffective policy of "quiet diplomacy" (what South Africans call "silent diplomacy"). Mbeki's supposedly close ties with Mugabe have not helped him develop a plan to rescue Zimbabwe from its dire situation, and his government needs to shoulder responsibility for its indecisiveness. While it may be difficult to imagine the situation in Zimbabwe worsening, it will, and South Africa will surely feel...
Alex Perry's excellent article"Land of Chains and Hunger" highlighted the tragedy of Zimbabwe under the rule of President Robert Mugabe [April 23]. Another loser is South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki and his ineffective policy of "quiet diplomacy" (what South Africans call "silent diplomacy"). Mbeki's supposedly close ties with Mugabe have not helped him develop a plan to rescue Zimbabwe from its dire situation. It is only a matter of time before the African leaders who so often criticize Western governments start calling on them to aid Zimbabwe...
...transition to democracy,” he said. But, Leon said, South Africa has also had several notable accomplishments that have allowed it to stand out as a “moral beacon” in the world and the African continent. “Under President Thabo Mbeki, South Africa has achieved a number of foreign policy successes, most particularly in the field of conflict resolution on the African continent,” he said. Originally a practicing lawyer and a lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, Leon has led the Democratic Alliance for the last thirteen years...