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

(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 ...

This is Morning Edition from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. South Africa's African National Congress, the party of Nelson Mandela, is facing perhaps its biggest challenge since its founding nearly a ...

The project of renewal within the ANC is moving slowly, although non-genuine members are already weaning themselves off the party. That is the view shared by some ANC members in the Midlands, who have ...

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 ...

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. Mbeki’s father was ...

Days after he stepped out to campaign for the governing African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki has proposed a ‘new and truly inclusive national dialogue’ to be ...

POLOKWANE, South Africa, Dec. 17 -- Africa's iconic liberation movement is this week facing urgent new demands from its members to display the same principles of open, accountable rule that it long ...

(Reuters) - South Africa's ruling party met on Friday to decide whether President Thabo Mbeki should be removed from office. Here are some key facts about him: * The son of one of the first leaders of ...