Jacques Pauw
Author of The President's Keepers: Those Keeping Zuma in Power and out of Prison
About the Author
Jacques Pauw is one of South Africa's most decorated journalists and television documentary filmmakers. He was a founder member of the anti-apartheid Afrikaans newspaper Vrye Weekblad, where he exposed the existence of police death squads. Thereafter he worked for some of the country's most show more esteemed publications before becoming a filmmaker. He has travelled throughout Africa and has produced documentaries on wars and conflicts in Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sierra Leone, Algeria, Sudan and Liberia. He has won awards in South Africa, the United States, Africa and Europe, including the CNN African Journalist of the Year Award, the Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting, the Young African Leadership Award and the Nat Nakasa award for bravery and integrity in journalism. He is the author of four books: three of non-fiction and one of fiction. He is a journalist at Media24's investigative unit and lives in Cape Town. show less
Works by Jacques Pauw
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- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Places of residence
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Occupations
- Broadcaster
- Awards and honors
- CNN's African Journalist of the Year
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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.… (more)
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- Works
- 7
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- 135
- Popularity
- #150,831
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 16
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.… (more)