Former president Thabo Mbeki took issue with how SA was marketed as a tourism destination. He said there was more to the country than wildlife and beaches.Former president Thabo Mbeki hopes the presidential library bearing his name will be at the centre of preserving SA's and Africa's history and heritage.
“I'm sure that all of us here, certainly the South Africans present here today, would be, I hope, very conscious of this. That indeed one of the main challenges we face is talking to one another, saying, 'What do we do about ourselves, about this country which has too many problems, very many bad things, strange things?'
“Commonly this milestone is seen as an opportunity to realise the ambition of the dreams of President Mbeki to advance and empower an African Renaissance,” she said.site in Killarney that has been earmarked for the library. “He said, 'I'm insisting, let's do as much as possible not to lose our past, our history.' This thing that made us Africans and this technology is important,” revealed Mbeki.
He insisted that SA should invite people to see more of the country including the golden rhino at Mapungubwe, Barberton and the Karoo.
He should have changed the educational policy during your 2 terms to teach us real history. Decolonised education. Now you telling us about your hopes. Tsek!!!!!!!!!
But Mbeki was buzy with poems and forgot about Economic development for blacks
U denied people to get ARV s asikhohliwe njalo wadayisa ngabantu wena.
Yup!
You save my life out of debt and I don’t think I could ever repay what you have done for me, i will keep telling people about your good work in my life Hendrickspat7
No respect from his own; including his Brother.
A true politician...in pursuit of happiness of all. ...not marred by corruption scandals .
That what should be done by statesmen not going in and out of courts for the criminal reasons and their foundations turned to be their spindoctors
Thanks for been a God sent to my life because I was screwed on my first experience I’m forever grateful and will forever be proud of you anywhere, people like you are hard to find thank God my friend introduce you to me. peternice_
Great work ... Retired statesman do that contribute to development of their people ... Library is well positioned to achieve that.