A Nation in Crisis

"A country's human rights record is not judged by the GDP per capita that it generates nor by the conspicuous consumption that it demonstrates publicly, but rather by the absence of beggars in the streets." Paulus Zulu is unsparing in his judgment of the flaws and failures of the ANC-led government, of business, unions and civil society. His argument, which lends from both Western ideas and African tradition, casts a harsh light on the actions of the National Intelligence Agency, Tony Yengeni, Schabir Shaik and other instances of mismanagement and incompetence. A Nation in crisis is an important book which cuts right to the heart of the current crisis in South Africa.