With my head above the parapet
An insider account of the ANC in power
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Published:14th Apr '14
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Ben Turok, a former anti apartheid activist and veteran ANC MP, played a key role in the writing of the Freedom Charter, in particular its chapter dealing with economic equality. In November 2011, he broke party ranks and did not vote for the controversial Protection of Information Bill, also known as the Secrecy Bill. As cochairman of Parliament's ethics committee, he enforced strict compliance among MPs with the asset disclosure policy and presided over two controversial cases—those of former communications minister Dina Pule and ANC MP Yolanda Botha, who faced charges of fraud and corruption. With My Head above the Parapet is a record of Ben Turok's experience as a participant in the political life of South Africa since 1994. It is also an insightful account of the ANC's decline and current malaise, told by an insider intent on holding his party to its historical mission of liberating South Africa from poverty, inequality, and discrimination.
'There is no room for sentimentality in politics and I am no mood to put a rosy gloss on where we are now.' - Ben Turok.
ISBN: 9781431410415
Dimensions: 235mm x 155mm x 15mm
Weight: 500g
256 pages