Confronting the corrupt / Paul Hoffman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffman, Paul, 1950 October 13- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corruption--South Africa.

Corruption.

Corruption--South Africa--Prevention.

Government accountability--South Africa.

Government accountability.

South Africa.

Physical Description:

xii, 241 pages ; 20 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Subtitle on cover : Accountability Now's battle against graft in SA

Place of Publication:

Cape Town, South Africa : Tafelberg, 2016.

Summary:

"The infamous Seriti Commission into the arms deal. The Glenister case following the disbanding of the Scorpions. Busting open the bread manufacturers' cartel. High drama; high stakes brought to South Africa courtesy of the Accountability Now NGO and its founder, Paul Hoffman. Join him in his journey from jaded silk to corruption buster - a fly-on-the-wall account of courtroom clashes, influential personalities, secrets and lies in the battle to speak truth to power. Confronting the Corrupt tells of Accountability Now's biggest battles, leading to landmark decisions in jurisprudence and earning its place in the small but determined group of organisations protecting and upholding the rule of law in SA."--Publisher description.

Contents:

The early days

To commission a commission

The arms deal goes to Braamfontein

The president throws in the towel

The Seriti whitewash

Polokwane, the Scorpions, and Glenister I

Glenister II, and a meeting under the Flying Arch

Stirring the pot after Glenister II

The Constitutional Court drafts legislation

Breaking the bread cartel

The bread cartel goes to Bloemfontein... and Braamfontein

Dealing with National Commissioners of Police

Firepool or Waterloo? Accountability Now and Nkandla

Epilogue: The idea is right, its time is now.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780624077688

0624077683

OCLC:

964442955

Publisher Number:

99975432530