Former president Thabo Mbeki is not making a political comeback. The evidence to support such claims just does not exist. But even if one applies one's mind to the idea, it doesn't wash. The sad fact is that there is going to be more - not less - of these speculations in a year when the African National Congress, the Democratic Alliance, Cosatu and the South African Communist Party all hold elections for leaders.
The triumphant comeback is the new black. Arsenal brought back Thierry Henry, Manchester United brought back Paul Scholes, and if the City Press is to be believed, the ANC is about to bring Thabo Mbeki back.
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