Renwick, Robin. 2018. How to Steal a Country: State Capture and Hopes for the Future in South Africa. London: Biteback Publishing /Auckland Park: Jacana Media. 232 pp. ISBN 9781431426652
The years Jacob Zuma ruled and misruled South Africa have brought out a number of studies trying to describe and explain the country's decline.First in 2012 two eye-opening publications appeared about the previous period: Sampie Terreblanche published Lost in Transformation and Willie Esterhuyse came with Endgame: Secret Talks and the End of Apartheid.Terreblanche's book, along with Esterhuyse's, is essential for understanding how Nelson Mandela made a quid pro quo deal with the (white) corporate sector so that the ANC elite reaches the same life standards as the white elite.
Authors
- Petr Skalník
Publication Details
- Journal
- Modern Africa Politics History and Society
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26806/modafr.v12i1.517
- Primary Topic
- Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00