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Great Decisions 2018 Discussion Date: Thursday, April 26
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South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was elected to succeed outgoing party leader President Jacob Zuma at the African National Congress (ANC) National Conference December 18 (2017). This was one of the closest-fought party elections in the ANC’s history, one that saw months of legal challenges and allegations of fraud and intimidation. Africa Center for Strategic Studies (1.2.18)
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Welcome to the seventh Great Decisions 2018 discussion at the Jacksonville Public Library! You are receiving this newsletter because you have shown an interest in the past about this discussion series or you have requested information about library programming. The program will be held on Thursday evening, April 26, 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the Southeast Regional Library located at 10599 Deerwood Park Ave., close to the intersection of Gate Parkway and J.Turner Butler Blvd. Great Decisions 2018 Briefing Book, the companion book to the series, is available for purchase online for $30 from the Foreign Policy Association, but is not necessary for participation in the program.
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May 10: Global health: progress and challenges
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Week Seven - South Africa's fragile democracy
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The African National Congress (ANC) party has governed South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994. But the party today suffers from popular frustration over official corruption and economic stagnation. It faces growing threats from both left and right opposition parties, even as intraparty divisions surface. Given America’s history of opportunistic engagement with Africa, there are few prospects for a closer relationship between the two countries. Meanwhile, a weaker ANC could lead to political fragmentation in this relatively new democracy. Foreign Policy Association
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Kamele "Oupa" Seane Kamele “Oupa” Seane is the Director of the Intercultural Center for Peace (ICP) and the Lufrano Intercultural Gallery at the University of North Florida. Oupa is honorably mentioned in the books God Has A Dream by Desmond Tutu and Failure Is Not An Option by Alan Blankstein.
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After the Party: Corruption, the ANC and South Africa's Uncertain Future
by Andrew Feinstein
An insider's exposé of corrupt activities within the African National Congress charges Mandela's successor Thabo Mbeki with repressing debate within the party, imposing AIDS denialism, and refusing to speak out against a controversial multibillion-dollar arms deal, in an account that traces the contentious trial of deputy president Jacob Zuma.
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The History of South Africa
by Roger B. Beck
"South Africa's history stretches back to the beginnings of human existence. This book provides an overview to South Africa's multiple millennia of history, covering its long and often troubled past to its current status in the 21st century."
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