South African President Reassures Nation on Crime Fight
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JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 9--President Thabo Mbeki on Friday sought to reassure a worried South Africa that his government is stepping up its fight against crime but offered little new detail on how it can curb levels of rape, robbery and murder that are among the highest in the world.
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JOHANNESBURG -- A decade after the end of apartheid, South Africa is a remarkable success story of a nation overcoming its past. But to confront the country's lingering threats -- AIDS, widespread poverty, crime, racism -- South Africa's government must begin encouraging public debate rather than discouraging criticism as unpatriotic.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Wednesday it might be necessary to send more troops to Ivory Coast to quell tension unless there is a deal soon between the government and rebels.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa  - South African President  Thabo Mbeki vowed Friday to step up the battle against  HIV/AIDS, saying his government's program was among the world's  best.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa, Dec. 20 -- The top prosecutor in South Africa signaled Thursday that criminal charges would soon be filed against the ruling party's newly elected leader, Jacob Zuma, complicating a comeback that has taken Zuma from political outcast to presidential favorite.
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RUSTENBURG, South Africa, Jan. 12 -- President Thabo Mbeki announced Saturday that national police chief Jackie Selebi was being placed on extended leave, a day after prosecutors said Selebi would soon be charged with corruption, fraud and racketeering.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki pledged on Friday quickly to overcome a power crisis that has damaged Africa's biggest economy and raised questions over whether it can host the 2010 soccer World Cup.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki says more international peacekeepers might be needed to restore peace in the divided West African state of Ivory Coast.
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South Africa's African National Congress President Jacob Zuma has urged his supporters, angered by corruption charges brought against him, to avoid the kind of violence that has exploded in Kenya.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki is on his way to Ivory Coast to try to restore calm after two days of violence.
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South Africa will overcome an  electricity "emergency" that has damaged the economy and cast  doubts over its hosting of the 2010 soccer World Cup, President  Thabo Mbeki said on Friday.
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Â· Law must take its course, says South Africa president Â· Comments follow defeat for ANC leadership
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South Africa's foreign minister said Tuesday she is satisfied that Zimbabwe is taking steps to ensure free and fair parliamentary elections &#151; even as the country's opposition leaders protest sweeping security measures, arrests and intimidation.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki flew to Ivory Coast on Tuesday to launch an African effort to rein in four days of violence that have killed at least 20 people, wounded more than 600 and shut down cocoa exports from the world's largest producer.
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South Africa's top prosecutor says there is enough evidence to prosecute Jacob Zuma, the new head of the ruling ANC, on allegations of corruption, Talk Radio 702 reported on Thursday.
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ABIDJAN  - Visiting South African President Thabo Mbeki appeared to have made some headway in his peace mediation in the Ivory Coast, securing a government pledge to amend a contentious constitutional provision to open the way for a wider range of
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President Mbeki  orders an investigation into South Africa's top crime-fighting unit, after rows with the ruling ANC.