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The ANC’s transition from a liberation organization into South Africa’s ruling party has not been an easy one. Harsh economic inequalities, xenophobic attacks, corruption scandals, strikes and township protests all contributed to Thabo Mbeki’s fall. Jacob Zuma may have won his battle with Mbeki, but his government is now facing the same problems. In recounting South Africa’s recent political history, Behind the Rainbow is the story of how Zuma, the ANC, and South Africa, got to this crucial conjuncture.
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