While AIDS was running rampant in South Africa, President Nelson Mandela did little about it. Then his son died of it. Mandela took up the cause, but not his successor.
When it comes to spying, everyone is in everyone else’s business
Africa is having major political developments. Ghana’s election may cause intense ripples. James Read reports on Africa for the BBC and joins The Takeaway for a look at recent developments.
Thabo Mbeki returns to Zimbabwe to save power-sharing deal
More troubles in Zimbabwe: Just four weeks after brokering a power-sharing deal, South Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki is back in Zimbabwe to try to save it. Guest: Jonah Fisher, BBC correspondent, in Johannesburg
South African President Thabo Mbeki resigns, losing power struggle with ANC
Most of Zimbabwe’s neighbors have been slow to criticize President Robert Mugabe or even publicly address reports of violence toward his opponents, but there have been more voices of dissent in the past week, as The World’s Jason Margolis has more.
Police corruption in South Africa
Rhoda Metcalfe reports that South Africa’s president has suspended the national police chief amid corruption charges, and critics say the move was long overdue.
