Sequel to: The President's keepers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-459) and index.
Contents:
Prologue: Departing Zumageddon -- 1. Sunday, bloody Sunday -- 2. The snake that eats other snakes -- 3. Sewer rat with a badge -- 4. South Africa's own Guptas -- 5. The Prasa Nostra -- 6. Where lurks the mafia state -- 7. Cabbage-patch kids -- 8. An ignoramus -- 9. Blue boy in a pumpkin suit -- 10. When everybody does nothing -- 11. Thirteen white elephants -- 12. The sheriff -- 13. The cat in the hat -- 14. Of unsound legal mind -- 15. Ever the bridesmaid, never the bride -- 16. Towers that never lie -- 17. The shadow state -- 18. Zuma's executioner -- 19. In the aftermath of carnage -- 20. Simba and Pumbaa -- 21. Never leave an enemy behind -- 22. Flies on the wall -- 23. A brotha from anotha motha -- Epilogue.
Summary:
Our Poisoned Land is Jacques Pauwʼs sequel to the bestselling The Presidentʼs Keepers. A publishing phenomenon and South Africaʼs fastest-selling book ever, The Presidentʼs Keepers fearlessly exposed former president Jacob Zumaʼs darkest secrets. Our Poisoned Land is as riveting and explosive as its predecessor. When he took office in 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed new heads for law-enforcement agencies and formed the Investigating Directorate within the National Prosecuting Authority to bring fraudsters and looters to book. Yet, five years on, crime has spiked, most of the looters still walk free and the law-enforcement agencies are in shambles. What went wrong? Once again, Jacques Pauw delves deep to find answers. Among his shocking findings are top police officers that had a hand in state capture still ensconced in the Hawks and police Crime Intelligence; a cabal of state-capture prosecutors within the NPA; a police minister cavorting with a convicted drug smuggler; and South Africa's "own Guptas" living in the lap of luxury after the case against them "disappeared". In his compelling narrative style, Pauw picks up where he left off in The Presidentʼs Keepers to expose the shadows, deceit and debauchery of Zumaʼs cronies.
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