Former South African President Thabo Mbeki. Reuters/Mike HutchingsA new book, “A Jacana Pocket Biography: Thabo Mbeki”, by Adekeye Adebajo, reflects on the legacy of the man some have called Africa’s “Philosopher king”. This is an edited extract. Mbeki’s foreign policy was in part driven by his vision of an African Renaissance. He encouraged South Africans to embrace an … [Read more...] about Mbeki’s dream of Africa’s renaissance belied South Africa’s schizophrenia | The Conversation
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Why Mbeki’s contested articles have a role to play in South Africa’s history | The Conversation
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki is back in the public eye thanks to a series of open letters he's written since the start of 2016. Reuters/Phil MooreSouth Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki kicked off 2016 by publishing a series of online essays designed to rectify what he views as serious errors in the country’s modern historiography. He claims that many … [Read more...] about Why Mbeki’s contested articles have a role to play in South Africa’s history | The Conversation
