Description
This book tells the story of how Julius Malema used his growing political clout to bankroll his party and amass a personal fortune. It reveals astounding new details about Malema’s old, seemingly forgotten scandals in Limpopo and how loot from the VBS Bank found its way to Malema and Shivambu. It shows the insidious ways in which money courses through South African politics and how some leaders exploit valid grievances about inequality to steal from the very people they claim to fight for.
The authors:
Micah Reddy is the Africa coordinator at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. He was an investigative journalist at the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism, where he reported on the EFF’s extraction of public funds from Gauteng metros. He holds a master’s degree from Oxford University. Reddy lives in Johannesburg.
Pauli van Wyk is a financial crime investigator and an award-winning journalist. She was trained by the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism and joined the Mail & Guardian’s investigative team before becoming a member of Scorpio at Daily Maverick. It was here that she uncovered much of the detail around the VBS scandal.
