Ramaphosa: The man who would be king - Softcover

Hartley, Ray

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1868428346 ISBN 13: 9781868428342

Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA, 2017

Synopsis

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is credited with driving through the deal between the apartheid government and the African National Congress that was at the heart of South Africas democratic constitution. He was the ANCs lead negotiator and the man who persuaded one of the most recalcitrant racist governments in the world to buy into a settlement based on one of its most enlightened bills of rights. But once the ink had dried on the constitution, Ramaphosa found himself politically sidelined. Before the negotiations he had been the head of the countrys largest mineworkers union. Afterwards, he went into business after concluding a landmark black empowerment deal. A talented negotiator capable of driving a hard bargain between implacable enemies, Ramaphosa has always been the man in the middle. Now, as Jacob Zumas presidency enters its final stretch, Ramaphosa has re-entered politics and is one of a handful of candidates to take over as ANC president and as president of South Africa. Should he succeed, he will take over a country that has been battered by years of corruption and misrule which flourished under Zuma. The question that everyone is asking is: can the man in the middle lead from the front? Ray Hartley, author and seasoned journalist, attempts to answer that question by looking at how Ramaphosa has handled the key challenges he has faced in the unions, in business and in politics.

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About the Author

Ray Hartley is the editor of the Daily Mail, an online newspaper that publishes opinion, analysis and commentary. He is a former editor of the Sunday Times, South Africa's largest-circulation newspaper, and was the founding editor of the daily The Times . He is the author of Ragged Glory: The Rainbow Nation Black and White (Jonathan Ball), a history of South Africa in the democratic era.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1868428346
• ISBN 13: 9781868428342
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280