Jakkie Cilliers Livres

What does our future hold? Will the ANC split within the next five years? Could the DA and ANC run Gauteng in 2024? Will the EFF form an alliance with the ANC? What should we do to make our economy grow at levels that will impact on poverty and inequality? Will we become a more tolerant or a more violent society?In Fate of the Nation scenario expert Jakkie Cilliers answers all these and many other questions. He has developed three detailed scenarios for our immediate future and beyond - Bafana Bafana, Nation Divided and Mandela Magic.According to Cilliers the ANC is in many ways paralysed by the power struggle between what he calls the Traditionalists (supporters of Jacob Zuma) and the Reformers (led by Cyril Ramaphosa and others). This power struggle leads to policy confusion, poor leadership and general ineptitude in the civil service.Key to which scenario will become our reality is who will be elected to the ANC's top leadership at their national conference in December 2017. Whichever group wins will determine what our future holds. We could also see a compromise grouping being selected, Cilliers says, in which case the Bafana Bafana scenario - where we simply muddle along as a country - is the strongest possibility.A book for all concerned South Africans.

'A roadmap that could turn Africa's potential into prosperity.' - President Cyril RamaphosaWhat stops Africa, with its abundant natural resources, from capitalising on its boundless potential?

This open access textbook offers a critical introduction to human and economic development prospects in Africa revolving around three questions: where is Africa today, what explains the current state, and, given historical trends and what we know about the world, where do we think the continent will be in 2040?

The book offers a scholarly analysis of Rhodesian counter-insurgency, marking a significant contribution to the understanding of why Rhodesia ultimately lost the war. It explores the origins of the conflict and systematically examines various institutions and strategies involved in the counter-insurgency efforts. Each chapter provides insights into the dynamics of the conflict, culminating in a comprehensive overview of the historical and current security situation in Rhodesia.

When originally published in 1985 this volume was the first scholarly and objective contribution available on Rhodesian counter-insurgency. It documents and explains why Rhodesia lost the war. The origins of the conflict are reviewed; each chapter examines a separate institution or counter-insurgency strategy directly related to the development of the conflict, concluding with a summary view of the Rhodesian security situation both past and present.