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Zuma's Challenges

The corruption charges hanging over his head complicate Jacob Zuma's quest for the presidency of South Africa. But assuming he does take what he sees as his rightful place in that office, his legal fight might, according to two observers, be the least of his problems. Their argument is hyperbolic, naturally, but South Africa faces a time of major transitions and upheavals for whoever takes stewardship of the ship of state.

 

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Derek Catsam

Derek Catsam is a Professor of history and Kathlyn Cosper Dunagan Professor in the Humanities at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. He is also Senior Research Associate at Rhodes University. Derek writes about race and politics in the United States and Africa, sports, and terrorism. He is currently working on books on bus boycotts in the United States and South Africa in the 1940s and 1950s and on the 1981 South African Springbok rugby team's tour to the US. He is the author of three books, dozens of scholarly articles and reviews, and has published widely on current affairs in African, American, and European publications. He has lived, worked, and travelled extensively throughout southern Africa. He writes about politics, sports, travel, pop culture, and just about anything else that comes to mind.

Areas of Focus:
Africa; Zimbabwe; South Africa; Apartheid

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