(Global Pulse: May 15, 2009) Media disdain one day, a new respect the next. Jacob Zuma’s election as President of South Africa capped a remarkable political comeback. His savvy and charisma helped reverse a political downfall fueled by charges of corruption and fraud. Global media seemed willing...
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Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born 12 April 1942) is the President of South Africa elected by parliament following his party’s victory in the 2009 general election.
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South African President Jacob Zuma has vowed to strengthen the fight against AIDS in the world’s worst affected country, a marked departure from the policies of his predecessor Thabo Mbeki who led a much-criticised policy of denial of the AIDS and HIV epidemic. Some critics have even called for ...
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Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician who served almost two terms as the second post-apartheid President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. Mbeki has received worldwide criticism for his HIV/AIDS stance. His questioning of the link between HIV/AIDS and poverty an...
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A wry and insightful journey through the state of South Africa, asking if Nelson Mandela’s longed-for Rainbow Nation is sinking into a typical African disfunctionality. Rian Malan, one of the country's foremost literary talents, discovers that modern South Africa's best weapon is its ability to ...
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The South African government aims broaden treatment for babies and pregnant women, hoping to lower the rate of AIDS infection in a society where at least one in ten citizens is living with HIV. Also, the United States will provide South Africa with $120 million for AIDS drugs over the next two y...
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22 Apr 09: South Africans are going to the polls in what is expected to be the most competitive general election since the end of apartheid in 1994. .
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