Tshilidzi Nembidzane, a writer from the Sinthumule/Kutama area, published his first book, The Collapse of Political Leadership in South Africa, National and Generational Crisis – a Social Nuclear Bomb, in February this year. The book focuses on the current state of politics in South Africa, with the author sharing his personal views and beliefs.
Nembidzane holds an honours degree in criminal justice and is of the opinion that South Africa finds itself in a leadership crisis.
Nembidzane (25) started writing in 2020 during the national lockdown. "Writing is something that was very far from my mind, but some of my close friends who viewed my WhatsApp statuses often commented on how well I would do if I wrote a book. I laughed it off because I never saw myself as a writer. One night I dreamt I was telling my friend that I will never die until I see my name on the shelves of a bookstore," he laughed.
He said this book is by far his biggest achievement yet, touching on a sensitive topic that affects everyone. "My goal is to challenge South African citizens and political leaders on leadership. I would appreciate it for a wide audience to know and have a better understanding of what leadership really is. The endless protests that we see every day is a huge indicator of how eroded the leadership's influence has become. The same modus operandi is being used to neutralise protests; police officers and soldiers are deployed, and that cannot be true leadership. This is what motivated me to write the book," he said.
To order your copy of his book, contact Nembidzane directly on 071 891 5794 or 072 588 6440.