THE WHISTLE BLOWERS - Mandy Wiener

Macmillan, 2020. Soft cover, 449 pages.  
Very good condition. The cover shows minor signs of handling.

Driven by an intense curiosity and interest, Wiener takes on the task of not only changing how our current South African society treats whistleblowers, but she also tackles the task of giving those a voice who have risked their own and have since paid the price.  Among others, Wiener investigates past whistleblowers, such as Sindiso Magaqa and Thabiso Zulu. In The Whistleblowers, she looks into former ANC Youth League secretary and ward councillor Magaqas death in relation to the political killings in KwaZulu-Natal. The 35-year-old Magaqa was shot in Umzimkhulu in July 2017 in what appeared to be a hit. He survived the ambush, but died later that year in September from his injuries. Magaqas friend and activist Thabiso Zulu, who has testified at the Moerane Commission of Inquiry which investigated political killings in the province, has also suffered an assasination attempt and claims that he continues living in fear as the state has failed to provide him and others with protection.