Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbekiis a South African politician who served nine years as the second post-apartheid President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. On 20 September 2008, with about nine months left in his second term, Mbeki announced his resignation after being recalled by the National Executive Committee of the ANC, following a conclusion by judge C. R. Nicholson of improper interference in the National Prosecuting Authority, including the prosecution of Jacob Zuma for corruption. On...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 June 1942
Throwing money at African governments is not the answer,
What all of us have said on the continent is the actual African experience over the last 40 years shows that where you don't have democracy, where you've got military governments, where you've got civil conflict, where you've got no observation of the rule of law, then all of these things need to be addressed as a basis for development.
Clearly, we cannot allow such a critical part of African history to die, because such a death would mean erasing an important link to our glorious past,
I am very pleased with the particular focus he is paying to South Africa and to the African continent, generally,
Billions would rebel in response to what they consider legitimate right of the poor that has been unjustly deferred by the rich (nations).
Everybody in the region is interested to assist in the process of finding a solution to that conflict,
The government continues to function properly and we continue to work as government,
We want a peaceful resolution. We would not want to see any kind of war in the Middle East because it would be disastrous for Africa.
There is no substance to the allegations that there is any hesitation on the part of our government to confront the challenge of HIV-AIDS,
Well, because lots of questions had been raised about the toxicity of the drug, which is very serious.
It wouldn't sit easily on one's conscience that you had been warned and there could be danger, but nevertheless you went ahead and said let's dispense these drugs.
I say that why don't we bring all points of view. Sit around a table and discuss this evidence, and produce evidence as it may be, and let's see what the outcome is, which is why we are having this International panel which we are all talking about.
We've had a long wrangle with the pharmaceutical industry about parallel imports, and what we were saying is we want to make medicines and drugs as affordable as a possible to what is largely a poor population.
Together we have travelled a long road to be where we are today. This has been a road of struggle against colonial and apartheid oppression.