Comments on: Mbeki to the Future http://www.undiplomatic.net/2008/09/22/mbeki-to-the-future/ Bringing foreign policy back, girl. Those other countries don't know how to act. Thu, 17 May 2012 16:23:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Midwest McGarry http://www.undiplomatic.net/2008/09/22/mbeki-to-the-future/#comment-2051 Midwest McGarry Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:32:36 +0000 http://www.undiplomatic.net/?p=936#comment-2051 Looks like Kgalema Motlanthe will be the interim president. I share your concern that South Africa has become a sort of pseudo-democracy. They have all the trappings of demoracy, but the real decisions are made in the party offices by people with no real accountability to the voters. Parliament is a mere rubber stamp. BTW, best coverage appears to be coming from The Times: http://www.thetimes.co.za/ Although the Mail and Guardian is strong as usual: http://www.mg.co.za/ Looks like Kgalema Motlanthe will be the interim president. I share your concern that South Africa has become a sort of pseudo-democracy. They have all the trappings of demoracy, but the real decisions are made in the party offices by people with no real accountability to the voters. Parliament is a mere rubber stamp.

BTW, best coverage appears to be coming from The Times: http://www.thetimes.co.za/

Although the Mail and Guardian is strong as usual: http://www.mg.co.za/

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