In a subdued television address on Sunday night, ousted South African President Thabo Mbeki announced that he had submitted his letter of resignation to the speaker of parliament and will officially ...

The failure of South Africa’s President Thabo Mbeki to be reelected leader of the African National Congress is a dramatic indicator of how far the ruling party’s leadership has strayed from its ...

South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki fires his second in command — a man once tapped as his successor. Deputy President Jacob Zuma's future had looked shaky ever since his financial advisor was ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — The fate of 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 ...

(Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC said on Saturday it had decided to recall President Thabo Mbeki before the end of his term next year. Here are some key facts about him: * The son of one of an ...

Kgalema Motlanthe is South Africa's new president. The country's parliament elected Motlanthe's after South African President Thabo Mbeki was forced to step down after he was found to be a part of a ...

2001-06-27 04:00:00 PDT Johannesburg-- Thabo Mbeki admits he is no Nelson Mandela. He joked shortly before coming to power two years ago that Mandela's shoes were "too ugly" for him to want to fill ...