Anatomy of the ANC in Power : Insights from Port Elizabeth, 1990-2019.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ndletyana, Mcebisi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African National Congress--History--1994-.

African National Congress.

Port Elizabeth (South Africa)--Politics and government--1994 -.

Port Elizabeth (South Africa).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cape Town : Human Sciences Research Council, 2020.

Summary:

Ndletyana's exploration of African National Congress power and politics in Port Elizabeth since 1990 traces a postapartheid trajectory of rebuilding and then deplorable decline.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

copyright page

dedication

Contents

Tables

Acronyms and abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Ch1- Introduction

Ch2- Rebuilding and Path to Power

Organisational Rebuilding

Implications for Mass-Based Mobilisation and Popular Participation

Preparations for Inaugural Elections and Ascension to Political Office

Port Elizabeth Municipality: An Accidental Pioneer Towards Integration

Inaugural Local Elections

Ch3- Adapting to Political Office

From a Liberation Movement to an Electoral Machine

Re-Orientation After 1994: From Organs of Popular Mobilisation to State Auxiliaries

Demobilisation of Organisational Networks

Municipal Performance: Making Townships Habitable

Leadership Coherence: A Casualty of the Clash Over Private Interests

Table 3.1- Breakdown of 2000 local elections, Nelson Mandela Metro, seats and % support

Ch4- 'You keep your Standard House

I'll keep my City Hall'

Executive Model: From Ceremonial to Executive Mayor

Shift in Leadership Criteria: From the Ex-Robben Islanders and Exiles to Local Activists

Mayor Faku: 'A Shakesperean Character'

Party Vs. Strongman: An Administrative Solution to a Political Problem

Towards the 2006 Local Elections: The State of the Party, the Alliance and the Municipality

Election Results: Consolidation of Electoral Dominance

Table 4.1- Breakdown of 2000 and 2006 local elections, Nelson Mandela Metro, seats and % support

Ch5- The Decline Begins, 2006-2012

Madam Mayor: Settling in Ahead of the Tsunami

Emergence and Alignment of Factional Interests

Post-Polokwane Tsunami

Post-Polokwane Split: Initial Test of Electoral Strength

Table 5.1- Comparison of election results, March 2009 by-election and 2006 local election, Nelson Mandela Metro (%)

Scrambling for Spoils of Victory.

Internecline Battles Worsen

Realignment of Factions

Ch6- Pseudo Reforms: Concealment of Malfeasance and Interference at City Hall, 2013-2014

Cosmetic Mayoral Change

Political Interference in Adminstration

Promise of Reconciliation Proves Hollow

Signs of a Worrying Future: The Historic Triumph of an Independent Over the Party

An Unlikely Agent for Change: Nelson Mandela Bay Civil Society Coalition

Ch7- Ukufa kusembhizeni -The Enemy Lies Within!

Interim Party Leadership: A Victim of Factionalism

Loss of Ward 30: A Glimpse of a Bleak Electoral Future

Jordaan: A Technocratic Public Leader, Hobbled by Party Politics

Red Location Museum: Casualty of Mismanagement and Distrust

Inaugural Mayoral Tenure: Rebuilding Institutional Management, Financial Stability and Accountability

A Party in Disarray

Ch8- Latshon' ilang' emini - Sunset at Midday

The Rise of the Opposition: An Electoral Threat

Mayor Jordaan: An Unappreciated Catalyst

A Campaign of Self-Sabotage

Election Results

An interrupted Handover: Wishing for a Miracle

Ch9- From Incumbency to Opposition and Back: A Return to Infamy

Immediate Aftermath: Introspection and the Promise of Organisational Changes

Regional Executive Committee vs Provincial Executive Committee

Life on Opposition Benches: A Disorienting Experience

Bobani's Administration: A Return to Infamy at City Hall

Populism and the Underworld Meet in Defence of a Party-Baron

Towards the 2019 National Elections: NMB ANC Campaign- Thuma Mina!

Ch10- Conclusion

About the Author

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Ndletyana, Mcebisi Anatomy of the ANC in Power

ISBN:

9780796926111

0796926115

OCLC:

1385454743