Features a range of contemporary viewpoints on South African politics, society, economy and international relations. This book includes such issues as black consciousness in contemporary South African politics, modernizing the African National Congress, and the developmental state in South Africa.

INTRODUCTION Peter Kagwanja and Kwandiwe Kondlo; Part I: POLITICS; Modernising the African National Congress: The legacy of President Thabo Mbeki William M Gumede; The state of the Pan-Africanist Congress in a democratic South Africa Thabisi Hoeane; Black consciousness in contemporary South African politics Thiven Reddy; Part II: ECONOMICS; The developmental state in South Africa: The difficult road ahead Sampie Terreblanche; Globalisation and transformation of the South African merchant navy: A case of flag of (in)convenience shipping? Shaun Ruggunan; Service delivery as a measure of change: State capacity and development David Hemson, Jonathan Carter and Geci Karuri-Sebina; The state of our environment: Safeguarding the foundation for development Donald Gibson, Amina Ismail, Darryll Kilian and Maia Matshikiza; Part III: SOCIETY; Beyond yard socialism: Landlords, tenants and social power in the backyards of a South African city Leslie Bank; Part IV: SOUTH AFRICA, AFRICA AND THE GLOBE; Internationalisation and competitiveness in South African urban governance: On the contradictions of aspirationist urban policy-making Scarlett Cornelissen; South Africa and the Great Lakes: A complex diplomacy Che Ajulu; Cry sovereignty: South Africa in the UN Security Council one year on Peter Kagwanja; Praetorian solidarity: The state of military relations between South Africa and Zimbabwe Peter Kagwanja and Martin Revayi Rupiya.