Why we postponed GangsterState launch: Exclusive Books
Cape Town - Exclusive Books says the Cape Town launch of Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s book Gangster State was postponed on the advice of police and Waterfront management.
Myburgh claimed that the retailer was "scared of a few rascals" after the book's Johannesburg launch was disrupted by supporters of Ace Magashule on Tuesday. “The decision to postpone the launch of Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s book Gangster State at our Waterfront store on Thursday 11 April was reached after a three-way discussion with the South African Police, Centre Management at the V&A Waterfront and ourselves," said Exclusive Books Grattan Kirk in a statement released on Friday.
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