Written before the 2012 conference at Mangaung, this book takes us from the ANC’s Polokwane conference to Mangaung, and beyond. We’re introduced to the most influential figures in the ANC and then taken on a tour through ANC politicking in South Africa’s nine provinces, because branch-level dynamics are still the key to understanding the ANC. This is the book to read if you’ve ever wondered whether the ANC’s claim that collective will trumps individual ambitions is actually true.