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Pulling the strings

Helen Zille

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki sits alone in a dark bar. Pipe in one hand, empty glass in the other he agonises over what to order. "Bartender give me a Quiet Diplomacy... No, that doesn't do anything," he says. Full Article at BBC News

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  2. Supporters of ruling  ANC Youth League President Julius Malema campaign at an event in Cape Town's Mitchells's Plain township, April 14, 2009. The country goes to the polls on April 22.
  3. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 4:  In this handout photo provided by the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee, L-R :Former South African President FW de Klerk, former South African President Thabo Mbeki and LOC CEO Danny Jordaan during the 2010 Soccer World Cup Final Draw at the CTICC on...
  4. Former South African president Thabo Mbeki, left, and Former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu arrive for the 2010 World Cup draw in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday,  Dec. 4, 2009.
  5. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 04: CEO of South Africa 2010 Danny Jordaan (R) and former Presidents Thabo Mbeko and F.W. de Klerk attend the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup 2010 December 4, 2009 at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.
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