The launch of Jacques Pauw’s ‘Our Poisoned Land’ takes place on Thursday night and will likely be live-streamed. The EFF has demanded the book be withdrawn.
Veteran journalist Jacques Pauw speaks at the launch of his book ‘The President’s Keepers’ at the Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria on 9 November 2017. Picture: Louise McAuliffe/EWN
Bruce Whitfield interviews the CEO of Exclusive Books, Grattan Kirk.
– EFF leaders usually are not pleased about allegations in the newest book by Investigative journalist Jacques Pauw.
– Pauw and his writer have refused to give in to the occasion’s demand that “Our Poisoned Land” be faraway from cabinets.
“It’s a brilliant book but it’s an awful book… and like all books on the topic of state capture it will infuriate and outrage you as it does me…”
Bruce Whitfield is speaking about “Our Poisoned Land”, the new book by veteran investigative journalist Jacques Pauw.
It is the follow-up to Pauw’s bestselling “The Presidentʼs Keepers” which uncovered former president Jacob Zumaʼs darkest secrets and techniques.
The creator and NB Publishers have refused to give in to a requirement from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) that the book be faraway from cabinets and that an apology be issued to the occasion.
One of the chapters of “Our Poisoned Land” particulars the alleged hyperlinks between EFF chief Julius Malema and suspect tobacco dealer Adriano Mazzotti.
The EFF says the book accommodates “untrue, unverified and defamatory allegations”.
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Affidavits substantiating the allegations have been supplied by two folks.
And Pauw has defined why he didn’t give folks mentioned in the book the proper of reply.
The EFF has made a large number of the entire state of affairs by going the authorized route feedback Whitfield.
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Referring to a broadly publicised incident involving Pauw at the V&A Waterfront final yr, all that they had to do was undermine his credibility Whitfield says.
BREAKING NEWS – for rapid launch: Malema’s legal professionals demand that Jacques Pauw’s Our Poisoned Land be faraway from cabinets
Our attorneys have responded to the letter acquired.
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Whitfield interviews Exclusive Books CEO Grattan Kirk and asks whether or not they’ve seen a spike in sales after the controversy stirred up by the EFF.
At about 4 o’ clock I pulled the numbers for at the moment and we had achieved shut to 400 copies, which is thrice what we did yesterday… Across the nation we have in all probability seen 2 000 copies offered since Friday.
Grattan Kirk, CEO – Exclusive Books
Kirk says the schedule live-streamed launch of “Our Poisoned Land” will go forward as scheduled on Tuesday night.
‘The President’s Keepers’ becomes the biggest selling book in SA history
“Funnily enough it’s almost five years since ‘The Presidentʼs Keepers’ keepers came out and, as you said, the best thing for book sales are things like this.”
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This article first appeared on CapeTalk : Thanks to the EFF, controversy around Pauw’s new book likely to boost sales