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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mcebisi NdletyanaPublisher: HSRC Press Imprint: HSRC Press Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9780796925879ISBN 10: 0796925879 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 01 March 2020 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsTables Acronyms and abbreviations Foreword Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Rebuilding and path to power 3. Adapting to political office 4. 'You keep your Standard House; I'll keep my City Hall' 5. The decline begins, 2006-2012 6. Pseudo reforms: Concealment of malfeasance and interference at City Hall, 2013-2014 7. Ukufa kusembhizeni - The enemy lies within! 8. Latshon' ilang' emini - Sunset at midday 9. From incumbency to opposition and back: A return to infamy 10. Conclusion About the author Selected bibliography IndexReviewsIn this study on the evolution of the ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay (centred around the city of Port Elizabeth), Mcebisi Ndletyana presents a cogent analysis of how a liberation movement is impacted upon by transition into political office. The reader is taken into the interplay among issues such as pedestrian efforts to meet popular aspirations, organisational inertia and the impact of personalities. Beyond 'the what' and 'the how', this book uniquely delves into the reasons behind the ignominious decline of the ANC in a region historically endowed with an excellent corps of cadres. If 'sins of incumbency' may sound cliched, this book brings it to life through an analysis of the greed of a political leadership without scruples and the rapacious impact of procurement-based capitalist class formation. The rot originates in ANC structures - akin to suicidal conduct, even after electoral defeat. Ndletyana's canvass may be local; but the lessons are universal. The book is as much about the past as it is about future. -Joel Netshitenzhe, Executive Director and Board Vice-Chairperson of the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) In this study on the evolution of the ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay (centred around the city of Port Elizabeth), Mcebisi Ndletyana presents a cogent analysis of how a liberation movement is impacted upon by transition into political office. The reader is taken into the interplay among issues such as pedestrian efforts to meet popular aspirations, organisational inertia and the impact of personalities. Beyond 'the what' and 'the how', this book uniquely delves into the reasons behind the ignominious decline of the ANC in a region historically endowed with an excellent corps of cadres. If 'sins of incumbency' may sound cliched, this book brings it to life through an analysis of the greed of a political leadership without scruples and the rapacious impact of procurement-based capitalist class formation. The rot originates in ANC structures - akin to suicidal conduct, even after electoral defeat. Ndletyana's canvass may be local; but the lessons are universal. The book is as much about the past as it is about future. -Joel Netshitenzhe, Executive Director and Board Vice-Chairperson of the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) [An] exemplary study.... Ndletyana's examination of how and why the ANC became so corrupt, so dysfunctional, so focused on benefitting itself and its leading cadres ... is of enormous academic and public-policy value.... Essential. - Choice Author InformationMcebisi Ndletyana is head of the political economy faculty at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA). He has also taught at the City University of New York, Marrymount Manhattan College, and the Nelson Mandela Metro University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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