This is a well written book that gives a multi pronged perspective, the life of vusi pikoli, the politics of south africa and the state of the justice and security system. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my second initiation. It made me disobey what i perceived to be an unlawful. Why vusi pikoli is the obvious replacement for shaun the sheep.
Thabo mbeki tackles his controversial trust me on selebi statement a decade on. The memoir of vusi pikoli by vusi pikoli, mandy wiener book homepage ean. To launch sa s version of brazils operation car wash, the country needs a hardworking, knowledgeable and forceful leader at the npa. The foundation for the truth is to be found in the oath of office i took. Vusi pikoli tells his story with mandy wiener in my second. She reports for eyewitness news in johannesburg and covered vusi pikoli s tenure in office, his suspension in 2007 and the testimony of the ginwala inquiry.
This afternoon, i went all groupie on vusi pikoli at the exclusive books wish list launch and insisted on a selfie. From tannie evita to vusi pikoli to ryan gosling the red. I sat down with vusi pikoli to find out about him as a narrator, a politician, former activist, father, husband and south african. Every author loves the idea of a packed book launch party. South africa after 20 years of democracy by max du preez my second initiation. Party power struggle enthralls south africa the new york. Vusi pikoli he served as directorgeneral in the department of justice and as the national director of public prosecutions. Solomon modipane, and jacob monakgotla 1969 chief luthuli, albert 1898 1967 suliman babla saloojee 1931 1964 4th person to. Vusi pikoli and kate oregan at the start of the khayelitsha commission of inquiry. Pikoli has opened up about this for the first time in my second initiation, his memoir written with awardwinning.
Former national director of public prosecutions, advocate vusi pikoli, is accustomed to finding himself in heavyduty political crossfire. As national director of public prosecutions from 2005 to 2007, advocate vusi pikoli pursued criminal charges against the current president of south africa, jacob zuma, and the convicted former national police commissioner, jackie selebi. There are many great benefits to being a maverick insider. Mandy wiener is an awardwinning journalist and bestselling author. Archbishop desmond tutu says the high court application of former national director of public prosecutions ndpp vusi pikoli to have the decision to fire him set aside raised novel questions. Bbc news africa sting in the tail for sa scorpions. What is the mindful kind book launch party, you ask. The firing of vusi pikoli, the way charges came to be dropped against mr jacob zuma, the unconstitutional passing of laws by several provincial legislatures to give money to political parties to run their election campaigns, and the failure of several provincial governments to follow the law in the allocation of housing and social grants must. The shortlisted books for the alan paton award for nonfiction are.
Saa appoints advocate vusi pikoli to leadership team. My book in awe published this week by crown publishing of penguin random house. It relates to former president thabo mbekis suspension of pikoli as national director of public prosecutions when mbeki was trying to protect one of his allies, jackie selebi who. Adriaan basson biography adriaan basson is a south african journalist and an editor. Vusi pikoli s dismissal, for example, raised serious questions about the independence and credibility of the npa.
The state of sas democratic institutions idasas weblog. John vorster square in central johannesburg is a building as cold and formidable as the man it was named after. Pikoli political interference lingers at npa, gordhan. Vusumzi vusi pikoli is a south african advocate and the former head of south africas national prosecuting authority. Vusi pikoli celebrity gossip and the latest news, south africas top best scandals here on sa411 from mzansi actors, political figures, celebs, radio presenter and sport stars. Vusi pikoli has not spoken to president zuma since the day. Dont miss the launch of glynnis breytenbachs new book. Vusi pikoli to open iss annual international conference. Time flew and the coffee went cold, yet very wise words were said, this is what he shared with us. Pikoli is currently an adviser to the state security minister and was suspended as npa boss by thabo mbeki in 2007.
Pretoria, south africa on 15 october adv vusi pikoli will deliver the keynote address at the annual international conference hosted by the governance, crime and justice division of the institute for security studies iss adv pikoli is the police ombud in the western cape and was a commissioner in the khayelitsha. Speaking on friday at the durban launch of his book my second initiation, pikoli. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Followives book launch party bay area italian events. Furthermore, tensions between various units within and outside the justice department such as the police, prosecution and intelligence services grew under her leadership, and the directorgeneral now faces disciplinary charges. My second initiation traces pikoli s journey from his first graduation to manhood in the hills of the eastern cape, to his second in the corridors of power in government. Vusi pikoli, says the political interference that led to his removal seems to be still hanging. The reports authors used the pressure exerted on former national director of public prosecutions vusi pikoli not to prosecute apartheidera gross human rights violations as an example of the. Pikoli has a deeply ingrained loyalty to the constitution of the country and a keenly developed sense of justice, cultivated on the politically aware streets and rugby fields.
Pikoli has opened up about this for the first time in. Phumlani pikoli is a multimedia journalist and multiskilled artist. Saa made the announcement on tuesday, saying pikoli will join saa from 1 february 2019. My second initiation as national director of public prosecutions from 2005 until 2007, advocate vusi pikoli pursued criminal charges against the current president of south africa jacob zuma and the convicted former national police commissioner jackie selebi. In his book, my second initiation, adv pikoli says. Still facing charges of contravening the npa act, breytenbach is used to going to battle. South africas courts president v judges middle east.
Vusi pikoli says zuma should have been charged for bringing the party into disrepute. Last month, vusi pikoli, the head of the scorpions and the nations chief prosecutor, presented the secret evidence to two johannesburg judges and. Kgalema petrus motlanthe northern sotho pronunciation. Who replaces shaun abrahams will be key to what happens next. Vusi pikoli and mandy wiener discuss my second initiation. See more ideas about book launch, book release party and. Former npa head advocate vusi pikoli was asked about mpshe, but in an oblique manner. He began his career at stellenbosch in 2001 and in 2008 he recieved the taco kuiper award, placing him amongst the best investigative journalists in south africa. My second initiation by vusi pikoli and mandy wiener. Pikoli is an admitted advocate and has been a cardcarrying member of the anc for over 30 years.
In her welcome speech, terry morris of pan macmillan mentioned the huge amount of media attention the book had received within the few days since its release and described it as an inside. Dark turns of party struggle enthrall south africa the. Launching their book, rule of law, brodie and breytenbach sat down with journalist jessica pitchford to discuss their collaboration. The memoir of vusi pikoli kindle edition by pikoli, vusi, mandy wiener. Pikoli was suspended by then president thabo mbeki and ultimately lost his job.
We need a new prosecutions head and a new way of appointing one in view of zumas serial abuse of the office, the ndpp should perhaps be chosen by the jsc, or in. Meet the independent italian author irene perali to discover more about her first novel, followives, now available on amazon. Vusi pikolis struggle against pressure to close ranks and protect self interest to eat at the trough. In 2008 he was suspended from his duties by president thabo mbeki, a close confidant of selebi, and then subsequently fired by mbekis successor, kgalema motlanthe, who is an ally of zuma. Prosecutions ndpp, adv vusi pikoli, and the head of the scorpions, adv leonard mccarthy, informed me about their investigations. Vusi pikoli says docket implicates former saa directors in. There was a time when book launches happened a bookstores and libraries. Cape town advocate vusi pikoli has been appointed to the south african airways saa leadership team to head risk and compliance. I wasnt able to get dessert at the exclusive books event because i had to leave, but that was ok because there was some pretty fine cake at the lifestyle event. Johannesburg former prosecutions chief vusi pikoli is angry that the anc never charged president jacob zuma for sleeping with the daughter of his comrade, notwithstanding his acquittal of rape. On a twothirds majority and changing the constitution. The detail that he provides at every step of his journey to put constitutional obligations before party political self enriching interest is good food for the soul. The ruling party would prefer more malleable judges. Vusi pikoli s muchanticipated memoir, my second initiation, was greeted by a large and enthusiastic crowd of media, friends, family, former colleagues and supporters at constitution hill on wednesday.
Then it was off to the lifestyle confessions event at eastgate. He is noted for instigating criminal charges against disgraced south african police commissioner jackie selebi and anc president jacob zuma. Removing advertising from your browsing experience is one of them we dont just block ads, we redesign our pages to. Vusi pikoli s book, my second initiation, is an engrossing testimony to the fate of the honest and the principled. Thabo mbeki tackles his controversial trust me on selebi. The memoir of vusi pikoli, which was recently shortlisted for the sunday times alan paton award in what way does your book illuminate truthfulness. For the first time since 1994, the ruling party s support has declined nationally, and in most provinces. The scorpions was set up to tackle highprofile crime and it has brought to book many of the high and mighty who have been caught with their hands in the public cookie jar. What i like about the book is that it deals with the issues at the right level of detail which makes it comfortable for any reader.