{"product_id":"book-i9il","title":"Enemy of the People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe swore to serve the people, but Jacob Zuma robbed us blind.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first definitive account of Zuma's catastrophic misrule, offering eyewitness descriptions and cogent analysis of how South Africa was brought to its knees - and how the people fought back. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jacob Zuma took power of the ANC in December 2007, he inherited a country whose economy was growing and a party that had the support of two-thirds of the electorate. Today, South Africa is caught in the grip of state capture, the economy is moribund and a divided ANC is staring down the barrel of defeat at the 2019 elections. How did we get here?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZuma ruthlessly brought his party to heel, subduing and isolating his political opponents. Then he built a patronage network of family, friends and business associates - powerful, corruptible political tenderpreneurs - who stopped at nothing to take control of state institutions and enterprises. State capture became Zuma's brand - a maze of corruption so far-reaching that it has replaced many parts of government, causing irreparable damage to institutions, state enterprises, and the ANC itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it hasn't all gone Zuma's way. In a new era of activism, former political allies, public-minded civil servants, the media and the people have stepped forward to join the anti-Zuma groundswell. In the courts, too, the pressure has mounted against a bad president, who has become an enemy of the people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a deeply divided ANC squares off for the party's conference in December, journalists Adriaan Basson and Pieter du Toit offer an insightful, up-to-the-minute account of the Zuma era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49407786451248,"sku":"BDi9il","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/i9il-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773577321","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-i9il","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}