FLF26 Politics and Current Affairs
The Shadow State
Morning CFO, I am just worried that the guys in Tembisa are going to realise we are onto something. Our lives could be in danger On 23 August 2021, Babita Deokaran – a hardworking single mother and chief accountant at the Gauteng Department of Health – was shot down in a hail of bullets outside her home in Mondeor, Johannesburg. She had just dropped off her daughter at school. The izinkabi paid to kill her were caught, but the question remained: Who ordered her murder, and why? Investigative journalist Jeff Wicks set out to find the answer. This quest would profoundly change – even endanger – his life, as he bravely followed the leads Babita had left behind. Leads that the Hawks, who were officially investigating her assassination, had failed to act on. In The Shadow State Wicks uncovers an audacious web of crooked officials, criminal syndicates and ANC politicians, siphoning away billions meant for patients in Gauteng’s public hospitals. An explosive, fast-paced investigation into greed and state capture, this book is also a moving tribute to the courage of one woman who, when confronted by powerful wrongdoers, refused to keep quiet.
R 370.00
Zapiro Annual 2025: What Else Could Go Wrong?
No mere thorn in the flesh or fly in the ointment, Zapiro is the full grown bull in the china shop. Thirty years running and he’s showing no signs of slowing down. In this 30th annual edition, South Africa’s most iconic political cartoonist once again delivers a masterclass in fearless satire. For three decades, Zapiro has chronicled our national highs and lows with unflinching wit, unrelenting scrutiny and the kind of insight that makes you laugh even as it stings. With his trademark precision and punch, Zapiro dissects another year of scandal, spin and spectacle. He unmasks emperors, spotlights elephants in the room, and pokes the powerful where it hurts. More than a cartoonist, he’s a cultural force – equal parts truth-teller, troublemaker and national conscience. When facts falter and free speech is under fire, Zapiro sharpens his pen. Thirty years on, he’s still making us think, rage, recoil and roar with laughter.
R 250.00
Zama Zama
Through exclusive interviews with zama zamas, syndicate insiders, intelligence operatives, and law enforcement officials, Zama Zama sheds light on the hidden mechanics of this shadow economy. The book delves into the violent and treacherous underworld where gang wars, brutal enforcement tactics, and corruption are rampant.
R 350.00
