Professor Malegapuru Makgoba’s reflection of transformation experience in South Africa for over 29 years since his return. It was motivated by the downward spiral and crisis in national leadership that characterises South Africa today and the role politics and the media have played in the project. A country of so much hope in the 1994 Mandela era has fallen like a meteorite rapidly regressing and being ruined through rudderless leadership, corruption, rampant crime and violence, poor governance and poor economic growth, all increasing inequality, unemployment and poverty. Malegapuru Makgoba’s book titled Leadership for Transformation since the Dawn of Democracy offers a leadership lens for assessing the transition from the racially unjust and socio-economically unsustainable system of colonialism and apartheid to the constitutionally promised land, that should have emerged since the dawn of democracy in 1994. The book meticulously weaves together Makgoba’s leadership odyssey since returning to South Africa to take up a Deputy Vice Chancellor position at Wits University 29 years ago, and his experiences and views as a participant observer on leadership in state affairs during the first 29 years of democracy. He joins us as a guest in this week’s edition of the Leadership Dialogue.          

<p>Professor Malegapuru Makgoba’s reflection of transformation experience in South Africa for over 29 years since his return. It was motivated by the downward spiral and crisis in national leadership that characterises South Africa today and the role politics and the media have played in the project. A country of so much hope in the 1994 Mandela era has fallen like a meteorite rapidly regressing and being ruined through rudderless leadership, corruption, rampant crime and violence, poor governance and poor economic growth, all increasing inequality, unemployment and poverty. Malegapuru Makgoba’s book titled Leadership for Transformation since the Dawn of Democracy offers a leadership lens for assessing the transition from the racially unjust and socio-economically unsustainable system of colonialism and apartheid to the constitutionally promised land, that should have emerged since the dawn of democracy in 1994. The book meticulously weaves together Makgoba’s leadership odyssey since returning to South Africa to take up a Deputy Vice Chancellor position at Wits University 29 years ago, and his experiences and views as a participant observer on leadership in state affairs during the first 29 years of democracy. He joins us as a guest in this week’s edition of the Leadership Dialogue.          </p>

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show that delves deeper into the news of the day, along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. The host also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners make sense of their world.

<p>POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show that delves deeper into the news of the day, along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day&rsquo;s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. The host also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners make sense of their world.</p>

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Leadership Dialogue: Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, immunologist and physician, & former national health ombud, Director of the Medical Research Council & Eskom board Chairperson