Cyril's choices
Subtitle: lessons from 25 years of freedom in South Africa
By: John Matisonn
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Ideas for Africa in association with Missing Ink
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Vlaeberg, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780639840437; 9780639840444; 9780639840451
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Politics and government; Economic conditions; Foreign relations; Diplomatic relations; Economic history
Description: President Cyril Ramaphosa, Nelson Mandela's preferred successor, faces new problems and new choices since he won his own electoral mandate in May 2019. In the next five years, South Africa will be changed radically by the climate crisis, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, economic stagnation and political unrest among some of its southern African neighbours, and the rising African influence of Russia and China while the West is distracted by the insurgent populism of US President Donald Trump and Brexit.
Notes: "An agenda for reform"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page 267-270)
Table of contents: title: Part One: Exiles at the wheel. 1. Five Presidents, 25 years - 2. Moscow, July 1992 - 3. The curious tale of Jacob and Vladimir - 4. Corruption goes nuclear - 5. Seek ye first control of spies - 6. The battle of Bangui and the arms deal -7.  Apocalypse 2016-2019. Part two. Rapid growth is a policy choice. 8. Kyoto, 1994 - 9. Why South Africa lost jobs - 10. 4IR, jobs and saving South Africa's cities - 11. Mining and the green New Deal - 12. Zimbabwe's lost sovereignty - 13. Parliament is broken - 14. To govern is to choose.