{"product_id":"50-people-who-stuffed-up-south-africa","title":"50 People Who Stuffed Up South Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e50 People Who Stuffed Up South Africa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, originally published in 2010, is the original book in the best-selling and critically acclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e50 People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart history, part social commentary, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e50 People Who Stuffed Up South Africa\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an engrossing and edifying read that delves into South African politics, war, sport and culture, and answers the question, who are the greatest villains, the direst leaders, the foulest corrupters and the most offensive personalities to have spread their regrettable influence through our fine and glorious land?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Jan van Riebeeck in 1652 to Jacob Zuma in 2016 – via Basson, Botha, Shaka and Shaik – it is filled with the nastiest names to have besmirched our past. These are men of infamy (and three women) who have steered the good ship South Africa firmly in the wrong direction by virtue of their ruinous megalomania (Mbeki, Rhodes), foul convictions (Verwoerd, Terre’Blanche) or general idiocy (Malema, Erwin). But the obvious political gangsters and historical heavy-hitters are just the half of it: there’s also the colonial warmonger (Lord Milner), the national embarrassment (Rudolf Straeuli), the societal delinquent (The minibus taxi driver), the unexpected sports villain (Richie Benaud!), the Euro-chancer (Mark Thatcher), the traitor (Kevin Pietersen) and the twat (Kevin Pietersen).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’A well-researched, considered look at those who have had an influence on South Africa's progress; or rather, have hindered it.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e– City Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’Entertaining… enlightening… comes highly recommended.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e– Business Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’The writing is sharp and the scope impressive… provides some great moral sword fights and it's worth reading for the cartoons alone.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e– Rapport\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShort-listed for the Nielsen Booksellers' Choice Award 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe other books in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e50 People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series are:\u003cbr\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e50 Flippen Brilliant South Africans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2012)\u003cbr\u003e•  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e50 People Who Messed Up The World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2017)\u003cbr\u003e•  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e50 Who F***ed Up South Africa: The Lost Decade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2020)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tim Richman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45437128376496,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/91N-ZugoKcL._SL1500.jpg?v=1783166769","url":"https:\/\/www.umojabooks.com\/products\/50-people-who-stuffed-up-south-africa","provider":"Umoja House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}