50 People Who Stuffed Up South Africa – Alexander Parker(Zapiro cartoons)

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With cartoons by Zapiro

Condition:Very Good

206 pages, Paperback, 21.5x15x1.5cm

Delving into culture, politics, sports, and war, this list of the worst villains in South Africa’s history is inspired by books such as 110 People Who Are Screwing up America. 

The project provides a solid a roster of people have steered the good ship South Africa firmly in the wrong direction by virtue of their ruinous megalomania, foul beliefs, or general idiocy.

Among those profiled are 1652 explorer Jan van Riebeeck, warmonger Lord Milner, Cecil Rhodes, and sports villain Richie Benaud. Jacob Zuma in 2012–via Wouter Basson, P. W. Botha, Shaka, and Schabir Shaik

–the book focuses on men (and three women) of infamy who jeopardized the nation by virtue of their ruinous megalomania (Thabo Mbeki, Cecil Rhodes), foul convictions (Hendrik Verwoerd, Eug ene Terre’Blanche), or, in the author’s opinion, general idiocy (Julius Malema, Alec Erwin).

Beyond the obvious political manipulators and historical figures, however, this collection also includes statesmen and sportsmen of dubious distinction, as well as nonpareil social delinquents such as minibus taxi drivers.