{"product_id":"keep-the-ship-moving-a-memoir","title":"KEEP THE SHIP MOVING! A memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e180pp., illus., paperback,\u003c\/em\u003e Botsotso, Johannesburg, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9780639886893\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn his memoir \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMpumelelo Cilibe discusses his experiences \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the 1970s and 1980s in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Brighton, the black township built outside \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePort Elizabeth (now \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGqeberha), focusing on the challenges of growing up in a period of intensifying resistance to white minority rule, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe development of his political consciousness, his organising role at the Ford Motor Company factory and as a regional activist, and why he chose to largely withdraw from political life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMpumelelo Cilibe\u003c\/strong\u003e was born and raised in Port Elizabeth\/Gqeberha, where he still lives. The co-founder of two trade unions and three non-profit organisations. His short stories have been published in \u003cem\u003eStaffrider, Botsotso, Timbila, Kotaz \u003c\/em\u003eand the Columbia University literary journal. He is a 1995 alumnus of the US-South Africa Leadership Exchange programme.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMpumelelo Cilibe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cilibe (M.)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42639951364142,"sku":null,"price":230.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/3182\/3662\/files\/keepshipmoving.jpg?v=1786884165","url":"https:\/\/clarkesbooks.co.za\/products\/keep-the-ship-moving-a-memoir","provider":"Clarke's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}