Trainspotter: Burning and Banning books in the Orwellian barnyard By Richard Poplak Poplak
Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule’s Web of Capture
Corporate South Africa’s record for standing up to local tyranny is, shall we say, no bueno. In fact, their record overall is a bit shady. We won’t talk here about monopolisation. We won’t talk about clouding to manipulate the currency. The less said about apartheid profiteering, the better. And nor is this the place to delve into the deal that was made with the ANC at the dawn of democracy, one that ring-fenced white corporate interests by enriching a connected new elite.
It wasn’t until then-Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene was fired by Zuma in December 2015 that corporate “thought leaders” finally found a voice. With their own interests now obviously at stake, the moneyed classes began a tentative fight back, resulting in the SaveSA initiative that contributed to the anti-Zuma movement that coursed through a febrile 2017.
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FS ANCYL plans to burn copies of book implicating Magashule in corruptionOn Tuesday, the launch of the book was disrupted by people in ANC branded t-shirts in Sandton.
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Plot to burn ‘Gangster State’ book ignites as bonfire poster surfacesThe poster invites people to be apart of a bonfire where copies of the book will be burned on Monday, April 15.
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Book burning 'not in my name', says Ace MagashuleMagashule said peaceful and constitutional means should be used to engage 'those who peddle lies and fake news'.
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Youth league says it will go ahead with Gangster State book burningThe ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in the Free State says it is forging ahead with its plan to hold a book burning event in protest against the book Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule's Web of Capture.
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NEWSFLASH: Gangster State: ANC blocks Free State Youth League from burning Ace Magashule bookThe National ANC has blocked a plot by the Free State ANC Youth League to host a bonfire to destroy copies of investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s sensational new book, Gangster State. This comes after the book launch was disrupted at Sandton City Exclusive Books on Tuesday, 9 April. The threat of action was widely condemned as a violation of Freedom of Speech.
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