BOOK REVIEW: A welcome, if flawed, critique of ANC billionaires
The cracks in the ruling party’s approach to the transition in 1994 are partly behind the economic crisis we sit with today, writes Pieter du Toit in his new book
01 December 2022 - 05:00
The ANC Billionaires: Big Capital’s Gambit and the Rise of the Few is a welcome contribution to the huge amount of literature on the issues it deals with.
It delves into relevant debates, dating back to the 1980s, when the crisis-ridden National Party (NP) and white capital made moves towards striking a negotiated settlement with the ANC. It was a big moment, coming after centuries of violent race and class conflicts dating back to the old Cape slave colony of the 17th century. ..
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