State Capture in South Africa
How and why it happened
Mbongiseni Buthelezi, Peter Vale, Karl Holdt, Robyn Foley, Ryan Brunette, Jonathan Klaaren, Cherese Thakur, Devi Pillay, Luke Spiropoulos, Reg Rumney, Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, Michael Marchant, Hennie Vuuren, Patrick Heller, Barney Pityana, Mbongiseni Buthelezi, Peter Vale
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State Capture in South Africa
How and why it happened
Mbongiseni Buthelezi, Peter Vale, Karl Holdt, Robyn Foley, Ryan Brunette, Jonathan Klaaren, Cherese Thakur, Devi Pillay, Luke Spiropoulos, Reg Rumney, Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, Michael Marchant, Hennie Vuuren, Patrick Heller, Barney Pityana, Mbongiseni Buthelezi, Peter Vale
About This Book
The metaphor of 'state capture' has dominated South Africa's political discourse in the post-Zuma presidency era. What is state capture and how does it manifest? Is it just another example of a newly independent, failed African state? And is it unique to South Africa?
The contributors in this collection try to explain the phenomenon from a variety of viewpoints and disciplines. All hold fast to the belief that the democracy that promised the country so much when apartheid ended has been significantly eroded, resulting in most citizens expressing a loss of hope for the future. Read together, the essays cumulatively show not only how state capture was enabled and who benefitted, but also how and by whom it was scrutinised and exposed in order to hold those in power accountable. The book aims to present a scholarly and empirical understanding of how things went awry, even with various regulating bodies in place, and how to prevent state capture from happening again in the future.