Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Reading List invite you to the virtual book launch of Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution by Jakkie Cilliers.

Jakkie will be in conversation with Nastassia Arendse.

The launch will take place on Facebook Live in a video stream, right here on The Reading List’s Facebook page!

Virtual book launch event details

Date: Tuesday 21 April 2020
Time: 18:00 (SAST/Central Africa Time/UTC+2)
Facebook event

See you then!

About the book:

What stops Africa, with its abundant natural resources, from capitalising on its boundless potential? Well-known Africa analyst Jakkie Cilliers uses 11 scenarios to unpack, in concrete terms, how the continent can ignite a growth revolution that will take millions out of poverty and into employment.

Africa urgently needs much more rapid economic growth. Cilliers identifies and models fundamental transitions required in agriculture, education, demographics, manufacturing and governance and shows how these changes can be brought about.

The challenges the continent faces – competing in a globalised world, delivering health care and education, feeding growing populations and grappling with climate change – demand far-sighted policies and determined leadership. Cilliers offers achievable solutions based on African realities.

Authoritative and engaging, this work offers a roadmap for how Africa can catch up with the rest of the world.

Categories Non-fiction South Africa South African Current Affairs

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