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Overcoming Life's Challenges - A Personal Memoir Of A Cape Town Mayor (Paperback) Loot Price: R262
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Overcoming Life's Challenges - A Personal Memoir Of A Cape Town Mayor (Paperback): Gordon Oliver

Overcoming Life's Challenges - A Personal Memoir Of A Cape Town Mayor (Paperback)

Gordon Oliver

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Gordon Oliver, born in 1939, lives in Cape Town, South Africa. He holds a master’s degree in Religious Studies from the University of Cape Town. He was ordained in the ministry of the Unitarian Church in Cape Town in 2002 and was elected President of International Council of Unitarians and Universalists from 2003 to 2007. Most of his professional life was in Human Resources Management and during this time, he was an elected councillor on the Cape Town City Council, serving for fifteen years. He was Mayor of Cape Town from 1989 to 1991 and had the privilege of welcoming Nelson Mandela to the Cape Town City Hall on the day he was released from prison.

The author tells his story of being born under the Gemini star sign, living a life defined by an unremitting struggle between the conflicting twins of “Yes, I can” and “No, you can’t!” It describes a struggle of early childhood uncertainty, being hidden as a child, of unanswered questions and preferring to be in the background during his childhood through to his middle years.

Generally surrendering to the opinions of others, while holding back on his own views, was the hallmark of his being. Hesitating to take on challenges was a familiar pattern, as was the likelihood of yielding to mediocracy, the easy way out. Tilting the balance away from “No you can’t” to “Yes, I can … and I will” was the major factor in the author’s life towards holding leadership positions in every sphere of his adult public life, from committee secretary early in his professional career to becoming Cape Town’s first citizen.

From the mayoralty to ministry, standing up for justice and the dignity of life and being able to make a difference was the path he chose; mediocracy simply was not good enough.

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Imprint: Austin MacAuley
Release date: December 2023
Authors: Gordon Oliver
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 979-88-91554-14-6
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Religious & spiritual
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LSN: XNA-T3Y-JGU-4
Barcode: 9798891554146

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