South Africa`s former president Thabo Mbeki said in a letter published Friday that he would not campaign for the ruling ANC in next year`s polls, after the party forced him from office last month.

South Africa`s former president Thabo Mbeki said in a letter published Friday that he would not campaign for the ruling ANC in next year`s polls, after the party forced him from office last month.

South Africa`s former president Thabo Mbeki said in a letter published Friday that he will not campaign for the ruling ANC in next year`s polls, after the party forced him from office last month.

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki denied late Friday that Zimbabwe`s power-sharing talks had hit a deadlock, saying negotiations would continue next week in Swaziland.

`The negotiations are continuing. I wouldn`t say there is a deadlock,` Mbeki told reporters shortly after midnight, in his first public remarks on the four days of talks.

HARARE, Oct 13, 2008 (AFP) - Former South African president Thabo Mbeki arrived in Zimbabwe late Monday in a bid to rescue a fragile power-sharing agreement between the country's political rivals.

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 11, 2008 (AFP) - Former South African president Thabo Mbeki is to go to Zimbabwe Monday on a new mediation bid, a spokesman said Saturday, as a power-sharing deal he brokered ran into new trouble.

Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe has described the resignation of
neighbouring South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki as 'devastating,'

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 25, 2008 (AFP) - President Thabo Mbeki ends nine years in power Thursday with South Africa facing a gaping political divide, economic worries and twin epidemics of AIDS and crime.

CAPE TOWN, Sept 25, 2008 (AFP) - South Africa's new President Kgalema Motlanthe on Thursday praised the work of his predecessor Thabo Mbeki, who was ousted by his own party after a bitter internal power struggle.

'We have been privileged to have him as our president these last nine years,' Motlanthe said in his first speech to parliament shortly after taking his oath of office.

CAPE TOWN, Sept 22, 2008 (AFP) - South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said Monday he was 'deeply disturbed' by the forced resignation of President Thabo Mbeki, which described as the settling of political scores.

'I am deeply disturbed by recent events in our beloved country,' said the Nobel Peace prize laureate.

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 22, 2008 (AFP) - South African newspapers on Monday saluted outgoing president Thabo Mbeki's dignified exit -- but some had harsher words for the party that had sacrificed him.

NEW YORK, Sept 22, 2008 (AFP) - The resignation of South African President Thabo Mbeki is a 'big loss' for Africa, African Union chairman Jakaya Kikwete said Monday.

'It is quite sad, because he was one of those prominent leaders. He has strong commitments to Africa's development,' Kikwete said on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

CAPE TOWN, Sept 21, 2008 (AFP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki announced Sunday he had handed in his letter of resignation after his party called for him to step down in the interest of ANC unity.

CAPE TOWN, Sept 21, 2008 (AFP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki denied Sunday accusations his government had interfered with justice, seen as central to calls for him to step down.

'We have never compromised the right of the National Prosecution Authority to prosecute or not to prosecute,' Mbeki said after announcing he had tendered his resignation earlier Sunday.

CAPE TOWN, Sept 21, 2008 (AFP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki denied Sunday accusations his government had interfered with justice, seen as central to calls for him to step down.

'We have never compromised the right of the National Prosecution Authority to prosecute or not to prosecute,' Mbeki said after announcing he had tendered his resignation earlier Sunday.

CAPE TOWN, Sept 21, 2008 (AFP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki announced his resignation Sunday in a speech laying out the points for which he will hope to be remembered, as well as challenges facing the next administration.

Here follow some of the key quotes from his speech:

CAPE TOWN, Sept 21, 2008 (AFP) - Thabo Mbeki, an enigma often accused of crushing political foes who stood in his way, has handed in his resignation, becoming South Africa's first democratically-elected leader to be forced to leave office before his term expires.

CAPE TOWN, Sept 20, 2008 (AFP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki will address the nation after a special cabinet meeting Sunday, the government said, after Mbeki on Saturday said he would accept calls for his resignation.

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 20, 2008 (AFP) - South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) told President Thabo Mbeki on Saturday to stand down, its secretary general announced.

'The ANC has decided to recall the president of the republic,' Gwede Mantashe told journalists following a meeting of the party leadership.

CAPE TOWN, Dec 18, 2007 (AFP) - Thabo Mbeki, an enigma often accused of crushing political foes who stood in his way, has suffered a stunning blow as South Africa's first democratic leader to be asked to resign.

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 19, 2008 (AFP) - South Africa's governing African National Congress met Friday but appeared to have failed to reach a decision on the future of President Thabo Mbeki whose hand was alleged in graft charges against party chief Jacob Zuma.

A press conference scheduled for later Friday was cancelled after no decision was reached.

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 16, 2008 (AFP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki came out a winner in his mediation to end Zimbabwe's political crisis, but his success there may not help his own battle for legitimacy at home, analysts say.

JOHANNESBURG, September 14, 2008 (AFP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki on Sunday denied suggestions that his government had interfered in a corruption case against Jacob Zuma, his main rival in the ruling African National Congress (ANC).

JOHANNESBURG, September 14, 2008 (AFP) - A court judgment implying South African President Thabo Mbeki's government meddled in a graft case against his chief rival will be discussed by the ruling party this week, officials said Sunday.

HARARE, September 5, 2008 (AFP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki was expected in Harare next week to help revive stalled power-sharing talks between Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition MDC, a minister said Friday.

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South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Harare on Saturday to meet Zimbabwe`s political rivals amid signs that a power-sharing deal to end the country`s crisis could be at hand

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HARARE, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki's presence this week in Harare pointed to deep-rooted problems in his efforts to mediate a power-sharing deal in Zimbabwe's political crisis, analysts said Thursday.

PRETORIA, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - Negotiations to end Zimbabwe's political crisis have adjourned but will resume in a few days, South African President Thabo Mbeki, who is mediating the talks, told a news conference Tuesday.