The powerful politicians and corporations who profit from impunity
Edited by Michael Marchant, Mamello Mosiana, Ra’eesa Pather and Hennie van Vuuren
The Unaccountables skilfully profiles the large corporations and private individuals implicated in economic crime and never held to account. This book will anger many, who will be able to put names and faces to those behind some of South Africa’s biggest corruption scandals, from apartheid to state capture.
Crucially, The Unaccountables focuses on 35 profiles detailing evidence of impunity for economic crimes and suggesting actions in each instance that could ensure accountability. These acts of violence, for that is what they are, by powerful individuals and corporations, have driven millions into poverty.
Investigation into scandals spanning 50 years
Remember, South Africa is a wealthy country with more than R10 trillion in private hands. Yet, endemic poverty and soaring inequality remain.
In The Unaccountables, we meet those responsible for the state of the country; apartheid and war profiteers, the state capture profiteers, those who have profited from welfare, we meet the banks who got away with laundering and profiteering, the auditors and consultants complicit in economic crimes and, unsurprisingly, the bad lawyers at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
This book is led by research, data and years of investigation into scandals spanning 50 years. As such, it is one of the most persuasive books to have been written about corruption in South Africa.
One of the editors, Hennie van Vuuren, is the author of the runaway international bestseller, Apartheid Guns and Money.
About the authors
Various individuals at Open Secrets, past and present, contributed to the investigations and writing contained in the book. Open Secrets is an independent non-profit, African civil society organisation that works for social justice.
Established in 2017, Open Secrets holds the profiteers of economic crime, human rights abuses, and war – corporations, private individuals, state institutions and politicians – to account through evidence-based investigations, use of the law, and collaboration with partner organisations.
- PUBLISHER | Jacana Media |
- ISBN | 978-1-4314-3295-0 |
- Recommended Retail Price | R280.00 |
- Classification | Political Analysis, Current Affairs |
