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Black Man's Medicine

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ISBN-10: 143140523X

ISBN-13: 9781431405237

Edition: 2012

Authors: Muzi Kuzwayo

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A politically incorrect and humorous read, this racial satire will challenge one’s perspective of today’s South Africa. The title of the book comes from the African adage that says “the black man’s medicine is a white man”—an egregious statement that implies that black people won’t do anything right unless there is a white man around. This book takes a tongue-in-cheek look at economic freedom, suggesting that although South African apartheid was a terrible and unfortunate part of history, it should no longer define the present challenges or prevent the myriad opportunities for success. Introducing the idea of self-economic empowerment, this book envisions a new Africa where people work hard…    
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Book details

List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Jacana Media
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Prologue: The Loyalty of a Black Man
Food and Freedom
Shopping is Freedom
You Pay for Your Freedom at the Till
Food and Your Pension Fund
Bye-bye, Colour Line Politics; Hello, Waistline Politics
Redeeming the Black Man
Hard Work
"Sir, I am look for Job"
Black Man's Medicine
National Medication: Changing Our Situation
Making Change Happen: An Ad Man's Perspective
Self-Economic Empowerment
Self-Economic Empowerment is the New BEE
Etiquette
Believe. Do. Package
A New Africa is Waiting
A United Africa
Advancing Democracy through Advertising
New Imagery, New Africa
The Beginning of the Good Old Days
More News, More Woes
Our Post-Journalist Future
The Computer as Editor
Television and Reality
The Fan as Player and Coach
What Does It All Mean?
The Luminaries
House of Glory
The Book of Esther
The Wise Woman from the East
It's a Jungle Out There
Epilogue
Select Reading
About the Author
Acknowledgements