Thabo Mbeki - The African Mirror

May

2021

Magashule meets Mbeki, Motlanthe

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ACE Magashule, the ANC secretary-general has met with two former South African heads of state as part of consultation around a decision by the national executive committee (NEC) that he should step aside from his role because he faces criminal charges. Magashule met separately with former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe. Two weeks ago, he met with former president Jacob Zuma. He asked to be given time to consult with the former leaders to seek counsel around the step aside rule. Magashule is expected to meet with the six most senior leaders of the ANC, generally…

Sep

2020

By The African Mirror

I HAD A DREAM…

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

VUSI MAVIMBELA whispers into the ear of Ramaphosa and Mbeki: ‘Save the ANC and the Country’ Dear Cyril Ramaphosa and Thabo Mbeki, I had a once-in-a-lifetime dream yesternight. As a Marxist social scientist, I do not believe that dreams are divine revelations on the road to a Damascene emancipation. I think most of one’s dreams are latent thoughts buried under one’s subconscious mind. They often come out handy when one has to be reminded that one is choking because one is not sleeping properly, or when one who is fast asleep needs to be alerted that they need to empty…

Jul

2020

By The African Mirror

Mbeki’s tribute to Mlangeni

NEWS

"NEWS that Andrew Mlangeni had passed away has been received with genuine grief and sadness by many people in South Africa. Ntate Mlangeni, born June 6 1925 in Bethlehem, Free State, and passed away after a short illness on July 21 2020. Mlangeni came from a farm labourer family who were evicted while he was of a tender age. That is what brought him and his widowed mother to Johannesburg in search of work. From those humble beginnings was born and nurtured one who was to be driven by a passion for justice, a disdain for apartheid, and ultimately had…