{"product_id":"wiseman-nkuhlu-a-life-of-purpose","title":"Wiseman Nkuhlu: A Life of Purpose","description":"\u003cp class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book recounts over 60 years in the remarkable life of this man of many firsts , specifically the first African Chartered Accountant. It tells the story of a man who became one of the most influential South Africans of our time, playing key roles in academia, philanthropy, development, business and politics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile on Robben Island after being imprisoned by the apartheid government at the age of 19, the young Wiseman Nkuhlu had a dream that he would one day be the chief economist for the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner of the African Union.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the society he had been born into was one of repression and marginalisation of black South Africans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNkuhlu counts as his crowning moment his appointment as economic adviser to former President Thabo Mbeki. It was from that position that he was able to fulfil his Robben Island dream when he helped to craft the New Plan for Africa’s Development (Nepad) and then go on to play a critical leading role in Nepad’s Steering Committee. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"title\" class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWiseman was born on 5 February 1944 in Cala, Eastern Cape South Africa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KMN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39308345016405,"sku":"9780992232900","price":260.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/0053\/8453\/products\/Wiseman_Nkuhlu.jpg?v=1617201592","url":"https:\/\/vikas-test.myshopify.com\/products\/wiseman-nkuhlu-a-life-of-purpose","provider":"Vikas Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}