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Watch: Fireside Chat with Rogues' Gallery Author Nick Dall (1999B) and Choppy Bands (1990K)

We held a successful virtual fireside chat with author, Nick Dall (1990K), hosted by Choppy Bands (1990K). Almost 100 ODs from nine countries around the world tuned in to watch.

The ODU held a successful virtual fireside chat with Nick on 4th of May, hosted by Choppy Bands (1990K). Almost 100 ODs from nine different countries around the world logged in to watch the live chat with Nick and Choppy. If you were unable to make it, not to worry, you can watch the recording below.

More about Rogues Gallery (Taken from publishers, Penguin Random House): "If you reckon corruption in South Africa began with Zuma or even with apartheid, it’s time to catch a wake-up call. Rogues’ Gallery tells the story of some of the biggest skelms to grace our (un)fair shores, showing that dodgy dealings have been a national pastime for as long as South African history has been written down.

The action starts with the machinations of three colonial governors: rotten Willem Adriaan van der Stel and the ‘twaddling’ British duo, Sir George Yonge and Lord Charles Somerset. Added to this is Cecil John Rhodes’s unparalleled success in poisoning the land with theft, fraud and war, and Oom Paul Kruger’s corrupt and compromised Volksraads (official and unofficial). Readers are then treated to apartheid’s finest feats in corruption: from the Broederbond’s perfect ten in state capture to the Department of Information’s peddling of fake news and the apartheid state’s manufacture of – no, not illegal cigarettes – Class A drugs! And let’s not forget the hotbed of corruption that was the ‘independent homelands. Add to this a few murders, plenty of nepotism and a state president who started out as a Nazi spy, and the gallery of rogues is complete. On the flip side, every chapter also features at least one brave whistle-blower – the true heroes of this book.

Irreverent, entertaining and impeccably researched, Rogues’ Gallery busts the myth that the Zuptas were the first to capture the South African state, showing that corruption has always been around – and that the tricks politicians play haven’t changed a lot."

You can purchase Nick's book at any of Book Lounge in CT, Exclusive Books nationwide, Love Books in JHB and Uppercase Books in PTA. To order the book please follow these respective links, AmazonLoot and Takealot. 

 

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