Date : Thursday, 17 November 2011

          Time : 15:00

       Venue : Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, 237 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parktown North, Johannesburg

 THE ROSA LUXEMBURG FOUNDATION ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION SERIES: POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

Zuma’s role as both state and party president is significantly underpinned by those who pay court to him on the basis of personal loyalty, patriarchal fealty and hope for personal gain, his formal authority buttressed by political patronage and protection which extends to those close to him. However, Zuma combines his role of tribal patriarch with that of mafia boss, his „family‟ extending beyond close relatives to include business associates with shady connections.

The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation presents a round table discussion on Family and Favour at the Court of Jacob Zuma, with Professor Roger Southall of the University of the Witwatersrand.

To register please contact: Rose Khumalo, rose@rosalux.co.za

More info available here: http://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/Roger_Southall_Parper.pdf