Short Review

17 March 2015 - 02:20 By Penwell Dlamini
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A book that no ANC member or fan of President Jacob Zuma would read past the first chapter.

Recovering Democracy in South Africa by Raymond Suttner, Jacana

Suttner conducts a diagnostic exercise detailing the faults with our democracy. At the heart of it is the ANC, Zuma and a broad network of patronage and corruption.

Suttner discusses the N-word - Nkandla. He says the public is justifiably outraged and laments the fact that Zuma sees nothing wrong with spending R246-million on it. Suttner compares Nelson Mandela's dreams for South Africa with the nightmare we live in today because of the present ANC rule.

The book gives an up-to-date picture of our political landscape, and each criticism of the ruling party is backed up with facts.

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