State of the Nation: South Africa 2007

by Sakhela Buhlungu (Editor), John Daniel (Editor), Roger Southall (Editor)

From the outcome of the 2006 local elections and the state of public hospitals to environmental issues and concerns about tourism, leading South African intellectuals explore a variety of issues central to the country’s development in this annual collection of essays. Insightful discussions of contemporary South Africa also address key topics such as violence against women, prison reform, the vast Zimbabwean exile community, and the role of the post-apartheid church.

568 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2007

Reviews

[Andrew Daniels · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is some merit in parts of this book, but some of it is deeply flawed or massively dull