{"product_id":"mining-the-future","title":"Mining the Future","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook blurb:\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 are 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is fitting that this book is coming out in 2010, the year that South Africa is playing host to the greatest sporting event in the world: the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. The Bafokeng secured host city status before many of their bigger counterparts, displaying their trademark long-term vision, as well as a remarkable talent to keep their eye firmly on the ball and go for goal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bafokeng Story","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48179244269722,"sku":"13163","price":200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0350\/5704\/1545\/files\/SKM_C55826042114520.jpg?v=1780404588","url":"https:\/\/store.a4arts.org\/en-us\/products\/mining-the-future","provider":"A4 Arts Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}