In the heart of the whore

The story of apartheid's death squads

Jacques Pauw

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English

Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
01 December 2017

African history; Political oppression & persecution; Political assassinations

The ongoing assassinations of anti-apartheid activists led to rumours that some kind of third force must be responsible. The South African government flatly denied any involvement. All investigations of the matter were met with stony silence.

The first crack in the wall came with the publication by the Vrye Weekblad newspaper of the extraordinary story of Dirk Coetzee, former Security Branch Captain. His tale of murder, kidnapping, bombing and poisoning provided corroboration of the shocking confessions made by Almond Nofemela on death row. Slowly the dark secret started unravelling under the probing of determined journalists.

In the Heart of the Whore introduces the reader to the secret underworld of the death squads. It explains when and why they were created, who ran them, what methods they employed, who the victims and perpetrators were.

Jacques Pauw was more closely involved with the subject than any other person outside the police and armed forces. In this groundbreaking work he looks at the devastating effect of the secret war on the opponents of apartheid as well as the corrosive effects on the people who committed these crimes.

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By: Jacques Pauw
Imprint: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 168mm,
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781868428946
ISBN 10: 186842894X
Pages: 346
Publication Date: 01 December 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jacques Pauw is the author of the bestselling book The President’s Keepers. He is an award-winning journalist, television documentary producer and the author of the Into the Heart of Darkness, Rat Roads, Dances with Devils and Little Ice-Cream Boy. He was a founder member and assistant editor of the independent and anti-apartheid Afrikaans weekly newspaper Vrye Weekblad and wrote for several newspapers before becoming a current affairs television producer where he covered, amongst others, the civil war in Burundi and Rwanda.

Reviews for In the heart of the whore: The story of apartheid's death squads

Praise for In the Heart of the Whore: ''This book promises to become one of the most important documents in the history of this country.'' – President Nelson Mandela at the launch