
Conversations with my sons and daughters
Mamphela Ramphele(Author)
Penguin Books (South Africa) (Publisher)
Published on 1. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-0-14-353041-1 (ISBN)
Description
'Where did we lose our idealism and why and at what cost?' In these conversations with people of a younger generation Mamphela Ramphele responds to the growing despair among young South Africans about the cracks that are appearing in our system of governance and threatening the idealism of the country that reinvented itself with the dawn of democracy in 1994. She shows incisively how successive post-apartheid ANC governments have betrayed the nation for a culture of impunity among those close to the seat of power, where corruption goes unremarked and accountability has been swept aside. Enduring poverty, inequity and a failing public service, most notably in health and education, are the results. At once challenging and encouraging, Ramphele urges young South Africans - our future leaders - to set aside their fears; to take control of their rights and responsibilities as citizens in upholding the values of the constitution; and to confront the growing inequality that is undermining good governance, social justice and stability.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Parklands
South Africa
Publishing group
Penguin Random House South Africa
Target group
US School Grade: Twelfth Grade
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Paperback (UK-trade)
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Illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-14-353041-1 (9780143530411)
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Conversations with my sons and daughters
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Mamphela Ramphele is a leading South African academic, businesswoman, medical doctor and former anti-apartheid activist. She is currently a trustee on the board of the Rockefeller Foundation in New York.