After the Party (book)

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After the Party: A Personal and Political Journey Inside the ANC
AuthorAndrew Feinstein
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish
SubjectThabo Mbeki
Corruption in South Africa
African National Congress
International Arms Trade
Politics of South Africa
GenreNon-fiction
PublishedCape Town
PublisherJonathan Ball[1]
Verso
Publication date
23 October 2007[1]
Pages300
ISBN978-1868422623 (Paperback)

After the Party: A Personal and Political Journey Inside the ANC is a 2007 book by Andrew Feinstein, a former African National Congress (ANC) politician and documentary film maker from South Africa about corruption within the ANC and South African government. It covers the period of President Thabo Mbeki's administration.

A new edition of the book was published in May 2009.[2]

Background and synopsis

The book details the rise of corruption within South Africa generally and the ANC in particular. Resulting in the weakening of state institutions and the rise of autocracy within the South African government. It is told from Feinstein's insider's point of view as a former ANC Minister of Parliament. The book deals with the South African Arms Deal,[3][1] South African policy towards the situation within Zimbabwe, HIV/AIDS denialism within the Mbeki regime,[4] the Jacob Zuma rape trial, and accounts of political infighting within the ruling ANC.[3] Feinstein focuses on the Arms Deal as an example of how the ruling ANC's internal decline happened.[5]

The book ends with recommendations to help resolve these issues ranging from codes of ethical conduct to improved standards of transparency.[6] Feinstein predicts that the then upcoming presidency of President Jacob Zuma was unlikely to reduce levels of corruption within the ANC or South Africa.[3][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Book Excerpt: After the Party by Andrew Feinstein". Sunday Times Books LIVE. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Book Launch: After the Party by Andrew Feinstein (New Edition)". Jonathan Ball @ Sunday Times Books LIVE. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Howden, Daniel (8 May 2009). "After the Party: corruption and the ANC, By Andrew Feinstein". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "More on Andrew Feinstein's After the Party". Sunday Times Books LIVE. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. ^ "After The Party". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b RUBIN, MARTIN (22 May 2009). "Hoping for healing in South Africa". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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