THE MANDELA DECADE 1990-2000, labour, culture and society in post-apartheid South Africa

212 pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2010

South African poet Ari Sitas reflects on South Africa's transition from apartheid and the post-apartheid era, addressing issues such as Nelson Mandela's charisma, reconciliation, nationalism, globalisation, comradeship, and the poor. He also suggests new ways of thinking about the South African nation.