Key players in the underground resistance against apartheid today branded as ‘enemies of the state’

ZAM editor Bart Luirink wonders why his former comrades in the Anti Apartheid Movement are investigated by the South African police. Read his article here.

The Unlikely Mr Rogue

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Corruption and a dysfunctional state: The interface between political leaders and public administration

Coherence and efficiency can only be achieved on the back of a values-based (ethics and integrity) systemic professional public service that has the right technical and managerial skills. Further, such an endeavour can only be driven from the centre of government. Read Part III of Ivan Pillay’s op-ed series with Yolisa Pikie and Sridharan Kesavan

Ivan Pillay January 21, 2021

The heaps are smaller, but trash still clogs the corridors of power

The Unlikely Mr Rogue (and me) is the story of Ivan Pillay, the ‘Sars rogue unit’ and the damage wrought by rubbish ‘leadership’. Evelyn Groenink writes about the anger that inspired her book. Read it online here.

Evelyn Groenink January 12, 2021

‘We had a few arguments but we’re still friends’: Groenink on writing about ‘Mr Rogue’

Evelyn Groenink’s book about her husband, liberation movement veteran Ivan Pillay, is a portrait of a modest man trying to do his best to help rebuild the country through his work at Sars — before his life was turned upside down, writes Jonathan Ancer. Read this interview with Evelyn here.

Admin December 13, 2020

Mandy’s book of the week

Evelyn was on The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener discussing The Unlikely Mr Rogue. Listen to it here.

Evelyn Groenink December 9, 2020