Jacques Pauw

Very interesting book about what happens when state thinks it is endangered on all fronts and lets its security forces run the state instead of other way around.

Although it is true that sometimes politics can impede security processes [and history shows that shadowy organizations are then used for protection of state] state must not become ran by shadowy organizations or, even worse, become one.

Great example of investigative journalism and pursuit of truth.

Recommended for anyone interested in security forces topic.… (altro)

Investigative journalist Jacques Pauw exposes the darkest secret at the heart of Jacob Zuma’s compromised government: a cancerous cabal that eliminates the president’s enemies and purges the law-enforcement agencies of good men and women. As Zuma fights for his political life following the 2017 Gupta emails leak, this cabal – the president’s keepers – ensures that after years of ruinous rule, he remains in power and out of prison. But is Zuma the puppet master, or their puppet? Journey with Pauw as he explores the shadow mafia state. From KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape to the corridors of power in Pretoria and Johannesburg – and even to clandestine meetings in Russia. It’s a trail of lies and spies, cronies, cash and kingmakers as Pauw prises open the web of deceit that surrounds the fourth president of the democratic era.… (altro)