num_pages: 239
description: South African politics is a murky, convoluted, complicated, cut-throat world that not many people fully understand. • How does it all work? • What does Trevor Manuel actually do these days? • Is Julius Malema really finished? • Will Cyril Ramaphosa be our next president? • How long will Jacob Zuma rule for? • Who really matters in our politics? • And what’s going to happen at the next elections?Premier SA political analyst and commentator Stephen Grootes cuts through the incomprehensible political spin and media coverage out there to provide an accessible, attractive, easy-to-read road map to South African politics. ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)/EDITOR(S): Stephen Grootes is the host of the Midday Report on Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk, and the Senior Political Correspondent for Eyewitness News. He is also a senior contributor at the Daily Maverick. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of SA politics and is well-connected within media and political circles. REVIEWS: "Always incisive and articulate, Grootes has become one of the most crucial voices in SA political analysis" – Zapiro"Truly brilliant – funny and clever and well written and informative and interesting, and sensible and logical… what every South African of voting age should be reading, whether you're a dedicated follower of the politics roadshow or simply an interested bystander" - Sean Fraser"Authoritative and stimulating. Grootes expertly offers the reader a succinct and powerful account of South African politics" – Redi Tlhabi“Grootes has created a lively, readable guide to the major political figures, movements, institutions and issues that inhabit contemporary South Africa… a solid first-class pass" – J Brooks Spector, Daily Maverick“If you’re the kind of person interested in politics but really can’t cope having to wade through the bull that the politicians spin, not sure who to believe or what the real facts are, then this is the book for you. Politics written in an accessible way – they said it couldn’t be done, and yet here it is” – Francesca Bourke, AtoZblog
language: English
title: S.A. Politics Unspun
publisher: Two Dogs