Ebrahim Harvey claims that I fail to understand the National Democratic Revolution (NDR) in my book Countdown to Socialism. In his view, the NDR has "never had any explicit socialist objectives" and, in any event, came to an end ("was consummated") with the 1994 elections.
I’m afraid I lack the ability to do justice to this, the most important book I’ve read on South Africa for years. It is COUNTDOWN TO SOCIALISM: The National Democratic Revolution in South Africa since 1994 by Dr Anthea Jeffery. But if you want to understand what is happening to the beloved country under the ANC, I urge you to read it.