Mbeki made the remarks during Mafolo’s funeral service in Johannesburg on Friday. The 69-year-old passed away last week following a short illness.

After 30 years in power, the ANC faces mounting criticism from citizens over widespread corruption, failing public ...

Other Facts:In the past has publicly questioned the connection between HIV and AIDS, minimized the seriousness of the AIDS epidemic and did not support widespread treatment or testing for AIDS.

Zackie Achmat, once at the center of South Africa’s push for lifesaving H.I.V. treatment, has come out of retirement as U.S. funding cuts and his own government’s inertia revive old fears. By ...

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki published an open letter on Monday, addressing his handling of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa. Contrary to what one may expect from a former head of state ...

A transition to democracy in Sudan will be difficult and needs robust support from the United States and African leaders. By Alex de Waal He governed as a man distorted by the violence and oppression ...

Critical biographical notes on Thabo Mbeki, excerpted from a contribution to the New York Review of Books by the anti-Stalinist historian of the ANC Paul Trewhela in 2000. In terms of background, ...