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CELEBRATING AN ENDURING VOICE FOR AFRICA IN A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY – BY Abdul Mohammed 18 June 2026
A TIME OF DEVASTATING WARS – DEMOCRATIC UNCERTAINTY AND ECONOMIC PRESSURES At a time when Africa confronts multiple and overlapping crises—devastating wars, democratic uncertainty, economic pressures, geopolitical competition, and an increasingly fragmented international order—it is fitting to pause and celebrate one of the continent’s most consequential leaders and thinkers. The 84th birthday of President Thabo Mbeki
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A REFLECTION ON THE SPEECH “RECONCILIATION AND NATION BUILDING” MADE TO PARLIAMENT BY DEPUTY PRESIDENT MBEKI – 28 YEARS DOWN THE LINE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, CAPE TOWN, 29 MAY 1998 – THIS SPEECH WIDELY CAME TO BE KNOWN AS THE “TWO NATIONS SPEECH” Some may wonder why it has become necessary to revisit the speech 28 years after it was delivered by then Deputy President Mbeki. (1998) The reason and rationale from the point of view of the