Opinion

Mbeki's return is welcome, but it highlights a problem

20 June 2021 - 00:00 By S’THEMBISO MSOMI

Former president Thabo Mbeki is increasingly playing a more prominent role in politics and has seemingly abandoned the stance he took, soon after leaving office in 2008, of rarely commenting on current affairs and developments in the ANC...

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