With corruption and fraud endemic in South Africa, whistleblowers have played a pivotal role in bringing wrongdoing to light. Despite their invaluable role to society, in most cases their own outcomes are harrowing and devastating. Mandy Weiner’s new book The Whistleblowers shares their stories. The following is an extract.
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/ 6 September 2011
If Avusa’s woes teach us anything, it’s that readers are more stringent than a watchdog could ever be, says <b>Verashni Pillay</b>.
Radio journalist Mandy Wiener opens the door to South Africa’s underworld.
Slain mining magnate Brett Kebble was one of Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula’s earliest mentors, coaching him on what to say and how to say it.
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/ 5 November 2007
A television exposé of horrific conditions in South Africa’s prisons has earned Hazel Friedman this year’s prestigious Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award. The national winners in various categories were announced at a ceremony held at Vodaworld in Midrand on Sunday evening.