Mbeki, Moeletsey

Young years

Moeletzi Goduka Mbeki was born on November 30, 1945 ^[2] in the village of Idutiva, Bantustan Transkei , in the family of teachers and politicians Ipanett and Govan Mbeki . At that time, his father worked as a journalist and was a leading figure in the banned Communist Party of South Africa and the African National Congress. In 1963 , after a trial in Rivonia , Govan was sentenced to life imprisonment, which he served until his release in November 1987 on Robbeneyland . After the arrest of both parents, Moeletsey lived with his two brothers and sister with relatives and friends of the family. He studied at the University of Warwick and received a master's degree in engineering.

Political and Economic Activities

He worked as a journalist in Zimbabwe , Algeria , Tanzania , the USA and Great Britain ^[3] . From 1986 to 1987, he was an employee of the Common Market for East and South Africa . In the 1990s, he was an ANC media adviser and press officer for the Congress of South African Unions .

Moeletsey Mbeki writes for and the BBC , has written several books on South African politics as a political observer. ^[4] He is the author of a document entitled “Perpetuating Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa,” published June 30, 2005 on the . Currently, Mbeki is chairman of the South African division of Endemol television company.

In 2003, radio host found out that Mbeki was on the black list of political commentators, possibly because of his political views and the fact that he said that Africa was controlled better under colonial rule than it is today. In October 2006, Mbeki announced that the next time visited South Africa, he should be imprisoned. Moyo opposes certain , the possibility of transactions in South Africa ^{[5] [6]} and writes articles for the Libertarian Cato Institute in the United States ^[7] .

In 2008, he criticized the meeting of the Chairman of the African Union, President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe ^[8] .

In 2009, he published the book Architects of Poverty: Why African Capitalism Needs Changing, which describes how African elites view their states as a cash cow, imitating the lifestyle of the colonial masters, leading luxurious lifestyle, without a sense of responsibility for their countries and not caring about their development. The result of all this is the neglect of the welfare of the people, increased corruption, the outflow of capital, and ultimately cruelty to the voices of criticism ^[9] . Mbeki warns of "parasitic political elites" that are gradually poisoning democracy in South Africa. He evaluates the ANC's black economic policy very critically and sees it as the brainchild of white capital, contributing to the development of a small class of black capitalists ^[10] .

In a speech in Cape Town on the crisis of the South African leadership in July 2011 , Mbeki said that the ANC was irresponsible about the future of the country, criticizing Jacob Zuma and Julius Malem ^[11] . The next day, Zuma issued a statement condemning Mbeki’s biased and disappointing arguments ^[12] . A representative of Zuma and an ANC spokeswoman called Mbeki a symbol of disrespect, arrogance and meanness ^[13] .

In September 2011, Mbeki called on the Democratic Alliance to support and the in his call for economic freedom ^[14] . After Malema’s exclusion from the ANC and the Union’s resistance in November 2011 , Mbeki said that Malema was asking the right questions, condemning the wasteful lifestyle of South African politicians ^[15] . In the same year, Mbeki published the message “Advocates for Change”, in which he described specific solutions ^[16] .

Books:

• Moeletsi Mbeki: Architects of Poverty: Why African Capitalism Needs Changing, Central Books, April 2009, ISBN 1770101616
• Moeletsi Mbeki: Advocates for change: How to overcome Africa's challenges, Picador Africa, 2011, ISBN 978-1-77010-120-3

Articles on the political and economic situation in South Africa , Zimbabwe and other African countries:

• Articles by Moeletsi Mbeki in the New Statesman
• South Africa: Only a matter of time before the bomb explodes
• Africa was better governed under colonial rule than it is today
• Overview of his opinions
• A growing gap between the black elite and the black masses ?: Elites and political and economic change in South Africa since the Anglo Boer War
• South Africa: Democracy is Mature, the Private and NGO Sector is Strong, and Government is Weak in South Africa
• South Africa: Roots of Black Poverty (link not available)