Introduction :The man who walks in two worlds --The Ten Commandments according to Jacob Zuma : Jacob Zuma and religion -- No country for old men : Jacob Zuma and African tradition -- Zimbabwe : Jacob Zuma on Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe -- Jacob Zuma versus the Constitution : Zuma, the ANC, the Constitution and the rule of law -- Crooked thinking on a crooked path : Jacob Zuma, crime and corruption (and Nkandla) -- Spin doctoring the Zuma sickness : Jacob Zuma and crisis management -- Between a rock and a hard place : Jacob Zuma and the media -- The pursuit of power : loyalty and betrayal : Jacob Zuma and his rise to power -- A man for all seasons : Jacob Zuma and policy -- Odds and ends : Jacob Zuma and random controversy.
Summary:
"Jacob Zuma is a man who walks in two worlds. As president of South Africa, he is tasked with upholding the principles that define the Constitution and embodying the values they are designed to engender. But, as an individual, a set of private impulses {u2013} ranging from his religious beliefs, to his traditional African cultural convictions, to a populist and patriarchal attitude to power {u2013} defines his world view; and many of these impulses run counter to the Bill of Rights. The result is an often-violent clash between his formal duties and more informal demagogic instincts. South Africa{u2019}s public debate is where that conflict plays itself out"--Publisher's website.
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