Human & Rousseau

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William Gumede

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William Gumede is the author of the bestselling Thabo Mbeki and the Battle for the Soul of the ANC, The Poverty of Ideas (co-edited with Leslie Dikeni) and the award-winning children’s book A Kite’s Flight. He is honorary associate professor at the Graduate School of Public and Development Management at the University of the Witwatersrand and a programme director at the University of London.

Gumede first rose to prominence as deputy editor of The Sowetan newspaper and is currently a contributing commentator to The Guardian newspaper (London) as well as for several South African publications. He also founded the Financial Mail’s Little Black Book which celebrates black professionals. 

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