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Raising the bar : hope and renewal in South Africa /

South Africa faces enormous challenges brought about by the legacy of its horrible past and the actions of its present. In the twenty years since the advent of democracy the country has come to believe that the ailments of its soul will be solved by state bureaucratic interventions. While at a mater...

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Main Authors: Zibi, Songezo (Author)
Published: Picador Africa,
Publisher Address: Johannesburg :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
2000-2099
Post-apartheid era > South Africa.
Social change > South Africa.
Democracy > South Africa.
Political leadership > South Africa.
Democracy.
Political leadership.
Politics and Government.
Post-apartheid era.
Social change.
Social Conditions.
South Africa > Social conditions > 21st century.
South Africa > Politics and government > 21st century.
South Africa.
Summary: South Africa faces enormous challenges brought about by the legacy of its horrible past and the actions of its present. In the twenty years since the advent of democracy the country has come to believe that the ailments of its soul will be solved by state bureaucratic interventions. While at a material level this may be true, at the core of its failure to confront its demons successfully is a missing moral and philosophical foundation to the future it wants to build. Desperate to build a new, positive and uplifting narrative of itself, South Africa has failed at the task of constructing a society and instead sought to maintain a fragile truce between bitterly competing interests. Raising the Bar provides a fresh, unencumbered analysis of the topics that pervade our daily lives, including race, leadership, politics, government, violence, the position of women and the taboos that haunt us. It explores why we are the people we have become and the future our present state is building. Uncomfortable and littered with vulnerabilities and problems, this is a task we can no longer delay. It is the only way to lay a solid foundation to ensure that we become a prosperous nation.
Item Description: Donation.
Carrier Form: xii, 289 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781770103689 :
1770103686
9781770103696
1770103694
Index Number: DT1971
CLC: D747.00
Call Number: D747.00/Z64
Contents: Foundation -- Race and the social contract -- A bright future is possible -- Leadership -- Politics -- Government -- Violence -- Women and their prospects -- Confronting taboo topics.

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