Staff Reporter
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in the Free-State province called for the burning of Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s book, Gangster state, which they say it’s a puke disguised as a book about the secretary general of the ANC in the Free-State Province.
The book details allegations of corruption against ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule.
In the book, Myburgh places Magashule at the centre of alleged involvement in state capture.
Sifting through heaps of records, documents and exclusive source interviews, Myburgh explores Magashule’s relationship with the notorious Gupta family and other tender moguls; investigates government projects costing billions that enriched his friends and family but failed the poor. The book reveals how he was about to be arrested by the Scorpions before their disbandment in the late 2000s; and exposes the methods used to keep him in power in the Free State and to secure him the post of ANC secretary-general.
However, the African National Congress has distanced itself from the disruption of the launch of Pieter Louis Myburgh’s book in Sandton.
Protesters, some wearing ANCT-shirts, took over the event at a branch of Exclusive books.
The ANC has issued a statement, saying it condemns the protest action and that it’s not being done in the name of the party.
