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Kgalema Motlanthe

Kgalema Motlanthe is a former President of South Africa who served between 25 September 2008 and 9 May 2009, following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki.

Latest Work

OPINIONISTA

29 December 2021

The Arch: an icon of rectitude

By Kgalema Motlanthe

3 min

South Africa

9 November 2017

Op-Ed: Emboldened by Helen Suzman’s indomitable spirit, let’s imagine a different South Africa

By Kgalema Motlanthe

14 min

OPINIONISTA

26 May 2017

We must rise from the rest of complacency and reject political pessimism and indifference

By Kgalema Motlanthe

11 min

OPINIONISTA

9 May 2017

Why South Africa needs a national dialogue, 23 years into democracy

By Kgalema Motlanthe

5 min

Op-Ed: We can’t pay tribute to Kathrada by pretending he was not disturbed by the current post-apartheid failure of politics

South Africa

30 March 2017

Op-Ed: We can’t pay tribute to Kathrada by pretending he was not disturbed by the current post-apartheid failure of politics

By Kgalema Motlanthe

6 min

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Latest Work

The Arch: an icon of rectitude

Op-Ed: Emboldened by Helen Suzman’s indomitable spirit, let’s imagine a different South Africa

We must rise from the rest of complacency and reject political pessimism and indifference

Why South Africa needs a national dialogue, 23 years into democracy

Op-Ed: We can’t pay tribute to Kathrada by pretending he was not disturbed by the current post-apartheid failure of politics