Prince Mashele

Mzukisi Qobo

‘On the basis of the current state of politics in South Africa – of corruption, factionalism, the use of politics as a means of accumulation, all of which are abundant in the ANC – we have come to the conclusion that, if the party does not make a serious U-turn, it will ruin itself, and our country at the same time. This will not go on forever, for newer generations will, to avoid further ruin, act to bring about political change. We have faith in the rational capacity of human beings, even as we know that history reminds us that humankind can sometimes be foolish.’ Political governance in South Africa has collapsed. Scandals of corruption, evidence of nepotism, rampant maladministration in provinces, incompetence in public offices and a general decline in the quality of leadership are there for all to see. In the authors’ view, this state of affairs has its origins in the messiness and collapse of the African National Congress. As helplessness deepens in our society, concerned citizens ask: What will happen to South Africa? The Fall of the ANC Continues: What Next? seeks to answer this question of the fate that awaits the country.

What Next?

The Fall of the ANC Continues

Camaren Peter

Haroon Bhorat

Lumkile Mondi

Nicky Prins

Sikhulekile Duma

Mbongiseeni Buthelezi

Hannah Friedenstien

The 2017 publication of ‘Betrayal of promise’, the reporter detailed the systematic nature of step capture Marc take a moment in South Africa’s recent struggle for democracy. The 2017 publication of the betrayal of promise, the reporter detailed the systematic nature of state capture, marked take a moment in South Africa’s most recent struggle for democracy. 

The politics of state capture 

Shadow State

Mark Swilling

Mbongiseni Buthelezi

Ivor Chipkin

Hannah Friedenstein

A powerful analysis of events that helped galvanise resistance across civil society The 2017 publication of Betrayal of the Promise, the report that detailed the systematic nature of state capture, marked a key moment in South Africa’s most recent struggle for democracy. In the face of growing evidence of corruption and of the weakening of state and democratic institutions, it provided, for the first time, a powerful analysis of events that helped galvanise resistance within the Tripartite Alliance and across civil society. Working often secretly, the authors consolidated, for the first time, large amounts of evidence from a variety of sources. They showed that the Jacob Zuma administration was not simply a criminal network but part of an audacious political project to break the hold of whites and white business on the economy and to create a new class of black industrialists. State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) such as Eskom and Transnet were central to these plans. The report introduced a whole new language to discuss state capture, showing how SOEs were ‘repurposed’, how political power was shifting away from constitutional bodies to ‘kitchen cabinets’, and how a ‘shadow state’ at odds with the country’s constitutional framework was being built. Shadow State is an updated version of the original, explosive report that changed South Africa’s recent history.

The Politics of State Capture

Mzukisi Qobo

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