Bring Me My Machine Gun: The Battle for the Soul of South Africa, from Mandela to ZumaAward-winning journalist Alec Russell was in South Africa to witness the fall of apartheid and the remarkable reconciliation of Nelson Mandela's rule; and returned in 2007-2008 to see Mandela's successor, Thabo Mbeki, fritter away the country's reputation. South Africa is now perched on a precipice, as it prepares to elect Jacob Zuma as president -- signaling a potential slide back to the bad old days of post-colonial African leadership, and disaster for a country that was once the beacon of the continent. Drawing on his long relationships with all the key senior figures including Mandela, Mbeki, Desmond Tutu, and Zuma, and a host of South Africans he has known over the years -- including former activists turned billionaires and reactionary Boers -- Alec Russell's Bring Me My Machine Gun is a beautifully told and expertly researched account of South Africa's great tragedy: the tragedy of hope unfulfilled. |
Contents
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Chapter 2 The Other Side of the Rainbow 25 | 25 |
Chapter 3 Liberation Movements Have a Habit of Not Aging Gracefully 53
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Chapter 4 The Difficulties of Delivery 81 | 81 |
Chapter 5 A City Under Siege 107 | 107 |
Chapter 6 The White Africans 133 | 133 |
Chapter 7 The New Randlords 157 | 157 |
Chapter 8 The Graves of the Ancestors 181 | 181 |
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