http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/21/the-praise-and-fall-of-thabo-mbeki/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Tue, 29 May 2012 10:23:18 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/21/the-praise-and-fall-of-thabo-mbeki/comment-page-1/#comment-1438077 …My heart’s in Accra » Why did the chicken cross the road? It was running from the minister of health… Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:20:48 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/21/the-praise-and-fall-of-thabo-mbeki/#comment-1438077 [...] The latter would be very good news, as South Africa’s image as a fair broker in the region has taken some serious hits based on Thabo Mbeki’s insistence that “quiet diplomacy” instead of condemnation was the appropriate way to handle the situation. His insistence that the situation did not constitute a crisis has led to some humorous responses, including a recent strip of Madam and Eve, a popular South African cartoon. (Tip of the hat to Muhammed Karim, writing on Global Voices.) [...] [...] The latter would be very good news, as South Africa’s image as a fair broker in the region has taken some serious hits based on Thabo Mbeki’s insistence that “quiet diplomacy” instead of condemnation was the appropriate way to handle the situation. His insistence that the situation did not constitute a crisis has led to some humorous responses, including a recent strip of Madam and Eve, a popular South African cartoon. (Tip of the hat to Muhammed Karim, writing on Global Voices.) [...]

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