Mining the Future: The Bafokeng Story (used)

The Bafokeng people are mostly known for their platinum wealth, but the story of how they acquired and held onto their land and heritage through 150 years of political transitions in South Africa, and what they're doing with that wealth, land and heritage today, is truly remarkable. From the mid 1800s they had to face colonizers hungry for land, the apartheid government with their homeland puppets hungry for power and, finally, the hunger of big business for mineral wealth. But the Bafokeng are a resilient people, with leaders who have displayed vision, pragmatism, and the ability to make things happen. Today the Bafokeng are not only relying on their platinum. In preparing for the future, there is widespread recognition that their wealth lies first and foremost in the Bafokeng people themselves. This book explores the inspiration of the past as well as a remarkable contemporary vision that aims to secure long-term prosperity by actively 'mining the future' in every way possible. Central to this vision - a lesson learnt from several generations of Bafokeng leaders - is a profound understanding that you cannot get real change through a quick fix, but that it takes years, often decades, to effect real and lasting transformation.

Hardcover, good condition