Thabo Mbeki
Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 01:03 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 31 The Wall Street Journal on ‘melodrama’ in Texas...

In this photo supplied courtesy of the Mini family the late South African doctor and activist Dr. Clarence Mini attends a conference in Canada in 1996. Clarence Mini, a South African activist and doctor who died of COVID-19 spent his life fighting apartheid, the government's denial of HIV/AIDS and rampant corruption. Loved ones say Mini knew the odds were against him but he was committed to what he believed was right. He died in May at age 69. (Photo courtesy of the Mini family via AP)
Lives Lost: South African activist targeted apartheid, HIV

By Mogomotsi Magome Jun. 19, 2020 01:03 AM EDT