The Soul of the ANC

Thabo Mbeki And The Battle For The Soul Of The ANC by William Mervin Gumede is book with high aspirations. The author tells us it is a political narrative of our (South African) times, and not a conventional biography. South African critics have hailed it as the first serious effort to evaluate president Mbeki's impact on South African politics. As a summary of the ruling party, the ANC (African National Congress's) politics, and the sum of post-apartheid ... Full Story »

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by Rod Amis - Oct. 1, 2008

Ntabeni, who writes for the Daily Dispatch (South Africa) as well as G21 [Disclaimer: Rod Amis of NewsTrust is the publisher of G21] offers and insightful, if biased look at the features of the book he reviews here and recent South African history.

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