New Leaders, New Dawns? : South Africa and Zimbabwe under Cyril Ramaphosa and Emmerson Mnangagwa / edited by Chris Brown, David Moore, and Blair Rutherford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, Chris (Christopher), editor.

Moore, David B., editor.

Rutherford, Blair A. (Blair Allan), 1965- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Africa--Economic conditions--21st century.

South Africa.

South Africa--Politics and government--21st century.

Zimbabwe--Economic conditions--21st century.

Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Montreal, Quebec : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]

Summary:

In late 2017 and early 2018, South Africa and Zimbabwe both saw the unexpected fall of their sitting presidents, Jacob Zuma and Robert Mugabe. New Leaders, New Dawns? explores these political transitions and the way they were received, revealing that despite what the new leaders may have promised, a "new dawn" has not yet arrived in southern Africa.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Introduction: New Leaders, New Dawns? South Africa and Zimbabwe under Cyril Ramaphosa and Emmerson Mnangagwa

Part One: Global and Regional Context

1: South Africa and Zimbabwe: Change and Continuity

2: On Rethinking Liberation Struggle, Liberation Support … and the Sudden Fall of Mugabe and Zuma

3: BRICS and South-South Cooperation: South African, Indian and Brazilian Mining Projects in Mozambique

Part Two: South Africa

4: Ramaphosa's New Dawn: Confronting the ANC's Mafia State

5: Swept Along: The Left in Post-Apartheid South Africa

6: What "ANC Hegemony"? The ANC's Failure to Deliver Has Resulted in Failed Hegemony

7: Labour's Decline: Precarious Employment, Labour Politics, and Trade Union Organizing in South Africa

Part Three: Zimbabwe

8: Unravelling Zimbabwe's January Jambanja: Truth, Lies, Rumours and Conspiracies

9: The Political Economy and Cultural Politics of Zimbabwe's Land: A Primer for the Post-Mugabe Era

10: Truncated Transitions: Elite Politics, Business Resilience, and Continuities of Power in Zimbabwe's Minerals Sector

11: Education in Post-Independence Zimbabwe: Triumph, Decline, Collapse

Denouement: From Grey Dawns to the Shadows at Dusk David Moore and Susan Booysen

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Brown, Chris New Leaders, New Dawns?

ISBN:

9780228012559

0228012554

9780228012566

0228012562

OCLC:

1323252598