South Africa Wants to Cut Mbeki Mediation Costs

The South African government is anxious at the high costs of former President Thabo Mbeki's mediation in Sudan, but denies it is trying to "clip his wings".

President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, right, holds talks with former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Pierre Buyoya of Burundi, left, on the situation in Sudan.

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