President Thabo Mbeki

South African President Jacob Zuma vowed on Thursday to strengthen the fight against AIDS in the world's worst affected country, in a "renewed onslaught" against the epidemic. "We are not yet winning this battle," Zuma said in his annual address to the second house of parliament. "We need to do more, and we need to do better, together. We need to move with urgency and purpose to confront this enormous challenge," he said. "If we are to stop the progress of this disease through our society, we will need to pursue extraordinary measures." He said an announcement would be made on December 1, World ... Read Full Story

Explosive revelations about murder, bribery and betrayal at the top levels of government are gripping South Africa, in the landmark trial of the nation's former police chief. Jackie Selebi, a 59-year-old former anti-apartheid activist who became police chief and the president of Interpol, this week pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption and defeating the ends of justice. The case took two years to come to trial, bogged down in South African political debate in the shadow of former president Thabo Mbeki's fall from power. The first days of testimony have proved riveting, as convicted drug dealer and murder suspect Glenn Agliotti took the ... Read Full Story

Explosive revelations about murder, bribery and betrayal at the top levels of government are gripping South Africa, in the landmark trial of the nation's former police chief. Jackie Selebi, a 59-year-old former anti-apartheid activist who became police chief and the president of Interpol, this week pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption and defeating the ends of justice. The case took two years to come to trial, bogged down in South African political debate in the shadow of former president Thabo Mbeki's fall from power. The first days of testimony have proved riveting, as convicted drug dealer and murder suspect Glenn Agliotti took the ... Read Full Story

Explosive revelations about murder, bribery and betrayal at the top levels of government are gripping South Africa, in the landmark trial of the nation's former police chief. Jackie Selebi, a 59-year-old former anti-apartheid activist who became police chief and the president of Interpol, this week pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption and defeating the ends of justice. The case took two years to come to trial, bogged down in South African political debate in the shadow of former president Thabo Mbeki's fall from power. The first days of testimony have proved riveting, as convicted drug dealer and murder suspect Glenn Agliotti took the ... Read Full Story

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in South Africa Friday on a bid for a fresh start in relations, seeking cooperation in pushing neighbouring Zimbabwe to carry out reforms. Clinton, on a seven-nation Africa tour that takes up hotspots such as Zimbabwe and Somalia, plans to criss-cross South Africa and visit four cities in half as many days. After talks in the capital Pretoria, Clinton will visit anti-apartheid hero and elder statesman Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. She will also tour a clinic handling South Africa's AIDS epidemic and head Saturday to the coastal city of Durban for talks with President Jacob Zuma. Clinton ... Read Full Story