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bring me my machine gun the battle for the soul of south africa from mandela to zuma
award winning journalist alec russell was in south africa to witness the fall of apartheid and the remarkable reconciliation of nelson mandelas rule ; and returned in 2007 2008 to see mandelas successor thabo mbeki fritter away the countrys reputation . south africa is now perched on a precipice as it prepares to elect jacob zuma as president signaling a potential slide back to the bad old days of post colonial african leadership and disaster for a country that was once the beacon of the continent . p drawing on his long relationships with all the key senior figures including mandela mbeki desmond tutu and zuma and a host of south africans he has known over the years including former activists turned billionaires and reactionary boers alec russells bring me my machine gun is a beautifully told and expertly researched account of south africas great tragedy the tragedy of hope unfulfilled .