Capitalist Crusader: Fighting Poverty Through Economic Growth [Paperback]

When I had to give up my university studies 35 years ago I was so angry that I wanted to leave South Africa, get military training and an AK47 and come back to kill evil white people & Im just as angry now as I feel my economic freedom is under threat, but Im staying to fight for what I believe in.When Nelson Mandela became South Africas president in 1994, Herman Mashaba thought his struggle for personal and economic freedom was over, the battle won. Twenty-one years later, he has had to question that assumption as his freedoms are eroded and economic controls tighten. Mashaba, a selfmade entrepreneur who started his business Black Like Me in the dark days of apartheid, is committed to freeing South Africans from poverty. As a successful business person, Mashaba says he can no longer be silent on the state of the South African economy. InCapitalist Crusaderhe outlines his quest for economic freedom for all South Africansthrough a firm commitment to capitalist principles. He describes the changes in his political affiliations and maps out the route South Africa needs to follow to escape entrenched unemployment, poverty and inequality.

When Nelson Mandela became South Africas president in 1994, Herman Mashaba thought his struggle for personal and economic freedom was over, the battle won. Twenty-one years later, he has had to question that assumption as his freedoms are eroded and economic controls tighten. As a successful business person, Mashaba says he can no longer be silent on the state of the South African economy. In Capitalist Crusader he describes the changes in his political affiliations and maps out the route South Africa needs to follow to escape entrenched unemployment, poverty and inequality.

Herman Mashabais a Non-Executive Director of Black Like Me (Pty) Ltd which he co-founded in 1985 in South Africa. He is also Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa and Africa's largest and most important city. In 200lÓ+