A gripping South African political thriller expands on the theme of whistleblowers
		
	 
	
		
		The challenges we face in the world of scholarly and leisure reading and writing are not unique to our country but it is crucial to overcome them if we want to be as good as we look in our Constitution
		
	 
	
		
		The break-in comes a week after that at the home of fellow whistleblower and Zondo commission witness Themba Maseko
		
	 
	
		
		Themba Maseko, the former chief government spokesman said it would be a very long wait for legislative reform, as urged by the Zondo report, to see the light of day if state capture culprits still in the state did not face the music
		
	 
	
		
		The whistleblower fears that Zondo’s recommendation that the firm’s contracts with public entities be scrutinised will be stonewalled – and implicates Telkom.
		
	 
	
		
		The Mail & Guardian asked a few of the regular contributors to the ThoughtLeader platform to give us their views on the top three books they read this year
		
	 
	
		
		Whistleblower Thabiso Zulu can’t explain his situation to his son, but continues to expose wrongdoing and show solidarity with others
		
	 
	
		
		People who don’t turn a blind eye are making an often deadly decision. Babita Deokaran is one
		
	 
	
		
		The consulting firm said it would suffer prejudice if its version were not made public to counter testimony. But Zondo says Bain created its own dilemma
		
	 
	
		
		Success demands effort, but specifically effort expended on the right ventures for the right reasons — this is worth remembering when times are hard, such as when I blew the whistle on my employer for withholding information relevant to the state capture inquiry
		
	 
	
		
		Taking its cues from the dimming of the hope suggested by rainbowism, ‘A New Country’ attempts to articulate the depths of betrayal South Africans feel
		
	 
	
		
			
				
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			 / 24 February 2009
			
		
		Mandy Rossouw finds out why South Africa so badly needs the good news