The President's Keepers

The President's Keepers: Those Keeping Zuma in Power and out of Prison a 2017 book by Jacques Pauw, an investigative journalist from South Africa about allegedly corrupt and compromised power networks in the government of President Jacob Zuma.

The President's Keepers: Those keeping Zuma in power and out of prison
AuthorJacques Pauw
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish
SubjectJacob Zuma, Corruption in South Africa, Espionage, Gupta family, Politics of South Africa
GenreNon-fiction
PublishedCape Town
PublisherNB Publishers
Publication date
29 October 2017
Pages360
ISBN978-0-624-08303-0 (Paperback)

Background and synopsis

The book details the creation and functioning of a "shadow mafia state"[1] created by and surrounding President Zuma. It makes a number of serious allegations concerning the South African president such as that he did not pay taxes during his presidency, that he was illegally paid R1 million (US$70,000) a month by a private company whilst president, that he failed to pay back loans and that he has poor financial acumen.

The book also makes a number of accusations concerning associates of the president, such as: that the Gupta family groomed the children of African National Congress (ANC) politicians to gain political influence; that Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's 2017 campaign for ANC president is funded by a cigarette company engaged in corruption; and that a significant proportion of people appointed to power by the Zuma administration have been convicted, or have allegations against them, of engaging in criminal activity. It also contains details of the state capture of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the wasteful creation of a one billion rand (around US$ 70,000,000) spy agency within the State Security Agency that engaged in widespread corruption.

The body of the book is divided into eighteen chapters with an epilogue at the end. They are:

  1. The spy in the cold
  2. Projects Vodka, Pack and Psycho
  3. The shadow state
  4. Glimmers of horror
  5. Little altar boy
  6. President on a payroll
  7. I beg you, Mr President
  8. Tom's tempest
  9. The gentlemen gangster and his donkey
  10. Up in smoke
  11. Tom's tax bones
  12. The spiders in the centre of the web
  13. Somebody in a neighbourhood full of nobodies
  14. Gladiators
  15. Top Hawk down
  16. Jeremy of the Elsies and the woman of trouble
  17. Killer, KGB, and a guy in a crumpled suit
  18. The one who laughs while grinding his enemies

Reception

Within four days of the book's publication it was cited in Parliamentary questions directed at the president by the opposition Democratic Alliance.[2] On the 3 November 2017 the State Security Agency issued a cease and desist order to prevent more books being sold, arguing that the book contravened the Intelligence Service Act.[3] SARS also stated that they would investigate initiating criminal charges against the author for publicising confidential tax records.[4] The actions by the State Security Agency and SARS were criticised as censorship by the civil society organisations the Right2Know Campaign[5] and Corruption Watch[6] as well as by the South African Communist Party.[7] Book stores and publishers refused to obey the cease and desist order arguing that the book was factual and its information was in the public interest.[6][8]

The threat of censorship caused a spike in sales of the book causing it to sell out of its first print run of 20,000 books within 24 hours[9] of State Security Agency's cease and desist order as readers sought to get a copy before it possibly being banned,[1] making the book an international best seller.[10] The resulting shortage of books combined with the public fear of censorship resulted in a digitally pirated version of the book being widely shared in the few days following the cease and desist order.[11] A launch of the book on the evening of Wednesday 8 November 2017 was cancelled after a power outage. During the launch, Pauw told attendees that he expected to spend years fighting legal battles.

Following its publication the author, Jacques Pauw, stated that he had received death threats from anonymous sources.[12]

Audited sales reach 193,895 while sales now exceed 200,000.[13]

Lists of entities mentioned in the book

A large number of entities is mentioned in the book, either in positive or negative context. [14]

Senior government officials

positionnamesearch hitsindex (printed first ed.)
President of South AfricaJacob Zuma121109–110,112,279–292
Commissioner of the South African Revenue ServiceTom Moyane3611,79–80,82–86,89,111,114,118,130,136,156,167,169,173–174,178,187–188,207,209,211,217–219
Director-General of Department of State Security (South Africa)Arthur Fraser2311,16–17,22–23,28,32–40,43–45,47,49,51–53,54,55,57,159,171,227
Head of Internal Investigations City of JohannesburgShadrack Sibiya1711,79,147,219,225,227,249,252–253,255,257,262,265,314–315,320
Deputy National Director at the National Prosecuting Authority of South AfricaNomgcobo Jiba1611,220,223,233,240–241,245–247,252,262,265,310
Minister of State Security (South Africa)David Mahlobo1548,50–51,54,56,157,163,198
Executive Director of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (South Africa)Robert McBride1211,251,253,257,259,295,314–315,318,321
COO of South African Revenue ServiceJonas Makwakwa1181,82,111,181–182
Part-time Legal Advisor at The Presidency (South Africa)Michael Hulley[15]1140,75,99,104,132,184,187,215
Minister of Public Works (South Africa)Nathi Nhleko10217–218,236,274,313
Minister of Arts and Culture (South Africa)Nathi Mthethwa948,73,224,228,233,240,245,247,310
Special Director of the National Prosecuting Authority of South AfricaLawrence Mrwebi911,222,223,233,240,245,247,310
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services (South Africa)Siyabonga Cwele929,31,41,44,47–48,107
Ambassador of South Africa to Sweden[16]Faith Doreen Radebe845,47–48,157,159,161,263
Director of the National Prosecuting Authority of South AfricaShaun Abrahams8244,275,310–312,316
Head of Foreign Branch of the State Security Agency (South Africa)Moe Shaik839,40,72,320
Deputy President of South AfricaCyril Ramaphosa6
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (South Africa)Des David van Rooyen620,26,286,310,312,325
Minister of Police (South Africa)Fikile Mbalula644,257,286,295,317,321
Executive Manager at South African Revenue ServiceLuther Lebelo6182,189,212,217
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (South Africa)Bheki Cele541,225–226,228–229
Minister in the Presidency (South Africa)Jeff Radebe541,48,233,243,313
Legal Advisor at The Presidency (South Africa)Boniswe Makhene5132,146,147,163,199
Minister of Finance (South Africa)Malusi Gigaba478,224,269
Minister of Mineral Resources (South Africa)Mosebenzi Zwane4202,325,327
CO at South African Revenue ServiceHlengani Mathebula4174–175,177,192
Ambassador of South Africa to Japan[16]Thulani Dhomo4
Public Protector (South Africa)Busisiwe Mkhwebane3
Commissioner of the South African Police ServiceLesetja Mothiba3291,298,305
Ambassador of South Africa to Poland[16]Simon Ntobela3
Deputy Minister of Finance (South Africa)Sfiso Buthelezi2
Deputy Director at the National Prosecuting Authority of South AfricaWillie Homeyr2291,298,305
Director at the National Prosecuting Authority of South AfricaMoipone Noko2
Premier of the Free State (South Africa)Ace Magashule240,128
Head of Communications at State Security Agency (South Africa)Brian Dube2
CO at South African Revenue ServiceJed Michaletos1192
Minister of Human Settlements (South Africa)Lindiwe Sisulu132
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services (South Africa)Michael Masutha1
Minister of Public Service and Administration (South Africa)Faith Muthambi1156
Minister of Social Development (South Africa)Bathabile Dlamini1
Chief of the South African Defence ForceSolly Shoke173
Minister of Water and Sanitation (South Africa)Nomvula Mokonyane1
Ambassador of South Africa to the Netherlands[16]Bruce Koloane1
Political Council of South Africa to the UN[17]Clinton Swemmer1158

Other persons possibly still employed by the state

It is difficult to confirm if the following persons were still paid by the state at the time of publication. These include:

positionnamesearch hitsindex (printed first ed.)
alleged SSA agentBarnard Mokwena3162
SSA agent 5332Belinda Walter17118,129,140–142,144,146,148,154,157,167–168,196–197
alleged SSA agentGeorge Darmanovich2148,158,235
alleged SSA agentGraham Minnaar2117–118
alleged NIA agentJohn Galloway335,49
alleged SSA agentMs C.F. Fraser135
former SARS employee and alleged SSA agentMandisa Mokwena3
Inspector General of Intelligence at SSASetlhomamaru Dintwe1
alleged SSA agentPeter Silenga2
SSA agent 5435Rian Stander1159
apartheid spy RS452Vanessa Brereton140
SSA agent Martie Wallace233–34
alleged SSA agentMonde Gadini5134,146–147,163,199
alleged Police Crime Intelligence agentAnthony Zimu1299
alleged Police Crime Intelligence agentMorris Tshabalala[18]3295,303,307
alleged Police Crime Intelligence agentMthembeni Mthunzi5227,301
alleged Police Crime Intelligence agentTimmy Marimuthu2228,230,301
former Head of the Hawks (South Africa)Berning Ntlemeza1911,134,224,251,255,259,268,273,287,291,295,311,315–316,319,321
Eric Mtholo2159–160
Ferdi Fryer4117,125,128,148
Prince Makhwathana433,34,37,42,49,50
former Head of the Hawks (South Africa)Prince Mokotedi511,241,244,314–316
former Head of the National Prosecuting Authority (South Africa)Mxolisi Nxasana511,78,241,311,312
Killer Ximba4227,231,301
Navin Madhoe3263,266,267
former Head of KwaZulu-Natal Police DepartmentMmamonnye Ngobeni3263,274,276
Jan Mabula1222
former Acting CEO of Eskom and Colonel in the South African ArmyBrian Molefe[19]1
former head of Police Crime Intelligence DivisionRichard Mdluli[20]3511,221–222,224–226,230,234,237,239–240,245,247,249,252,257,263–264,268,295,298,300–302,305,307,310
former SABC MD NewsSnuki Zikalala121
ex acting Commissioner of the South African Police ServiceKhomotso Phahlane[21]8134,232,258,284,288,291,295,317

Companies

sectornamesearch hitsindex (printed first ed.)
cigarette manufacturerAmalgamated Tobacco Manufacturing291
cigarette manufacturerBritish American Tobacco490,127,142–145
cigarette manufacturerCarnilinx54129,142,144–145,167–168,188,191–196,198,326–327
cigarette manufacturerDelta Tobacco395,129
high-tech manufacturerGamma Group135
Oakbay subsidiaryGoldridge Trading192
arms manufacturerFerrostaal4
airlineJet Airways1152
financial consultingKPMG1870–71,155,171,188,201,218
holding companyOakbay Investments2202,207
miningAurora7214,215
miningDithabeng Mining2
miningLonmin2
miningOptimum Colliery1
guarding servicesRoyal Security12108–109,111–112,217
newspaperThe New Age2
newspaperThe Sunday Times (South Africa)59
IT securitySiyangena Technologies1110
electronicsSES Technologies1
electrical utilityEskom319,279,312
passenger railPrasa2352,110
technologySahara Computers (Oakbay)5204–205,271
law firmHogan Lovells[22] [23]1

Families

familynamessearch hitsindex (printed first ed.)
Coetzee familyDirk0
Engelke familyPaul0
Fraser familyArthur, Natasha, Barry, Lyle, Geraldine, Ms C.F.1
Gupta familyAjay, Atul, Rajesh, nephew Vega2520–22,44,82,88,107,114,121,131,136–139,152–153,183,191,201–203,206,270–273,285–287,312,320324-325,328
Kao familyChing-Ho0
Kathrada familyAhmed0
Khoza familyIrvin1
Magashule familyAce, Tshepiso, Thato0
Mandela familyNelson, Winnie, Zondwa0
Mazzotti familyAdriano0
Mbalula familyFikile0
McBride familyRobert0
Mdluli familyRichard0
Moodley familyRoy, Mumsie0
Ngobeni familyMmamonnye, Lucas0
Ramogibe familyOupa1
Shaik familySchabir, Moe0
Van Loggerenberg familyJohann0
Zuma familyJacob, Kate, Thobeka, MaNtuli, Nkosazana, Khulubuse, Duduzane and Shanice, Edward8

Private individuals not mentioned above

role in booknamesearch hitsindex (printed first ed.)
ex editorPhylicia Oppelt2145,156
ex journalistMalcolm Rees4
ex journalistStephan Hofstatter6149,156–157,249,265
ex journalistMzilikazi wa Afrika5156,249,265
ex journalistPiet Rampedi4156
convicted criminalChristiaan Prinsloo2282
playboy businessmanFana Hlongwane2215
convicted drug dealerGlenn Agliotti5115,117,119,121,141,178
convicted criminalRadovan Krejčíř742,117,141,167,178,232,314
convicted gang boss (not the American sportsman)Lloyd Hill592,93,130,131
late gangsterLolly Jackson442,141,178,314
late gangsterCyril Beeka3141,165,171
gangsterBarry Tannenbaum1141
gangsterColin Stansfield1141
late former Commissioner of PoliceJackie Selebi338,115,134
gangsterJerome Booysen1166
gangsterMark Lifman688,141,165,170,188,212
gangsterNafiz Modack[24]2?
gangsterQuinton Marinus1131,141,166
alleged tobacco smugglerAzeem Amodcaram982,85,87,89,92,95,114,188
late Minister of DefenceJoe Modise1
former Scorpions (South Africa) bossLeonard McCarthy139
former ANC MPVytjie Mentor2285
former Minister of FinancePravin Gordhan2421,78–79,82,91,97,135,141,155,175,189,207,214,218,286,296,310–311,316–317
late daughter of struggle comradeKhwezi461
DRC "businessman"Toshan Panday4263,266,267

Amounts of money mentioned in the book

In an effort to calculate the monetary impact the following table lists the amounts mentioned in the book. An effort is made not to list duplicate amounts. (Again the page references are from the first printed edition.)

amountnamenotepp. (printed first ed.)
R 3 000 000 000tobacco tax evasion90
R 1 800 000 000Robert Huang2015 tax bill185
R 1 700 000 000Bheki Celepolice lease deals scandal47
R 388 000 000Mark Lifman2015 tax bill166
R 70 000 000(Gupta) Oakbay2017 VAT refund207–210
R 63 881 503Jacob Zuma2012 tax bill104

Places mentioned in the book

Criticisms

  • The book has been criticised as being factually incorrect and legal action is considered by the Fraser family.[25]
  • The Public Protector cautioned the public against purchasing the book.[26]

Timeline of developments since publication

  • Reported on 12 February 2018 that the Johannesburg branch of the Bank of Baroda would stop trading on 31 March 2018.
  • Reported on 16 February 2018 that Gupta owned Sahara Computers have quietly closed down earlier and abandoned headquarters advertised for-sale or to-let.
  • Reported on 16 February 2018 that Ajay Gupta left South Africa from OR Tambo Airport on 6 February 2018.
  • Hawks raid Gupta family Saxonwold home in early morning hours of 14 February 2018
  • Jacob Zuma resigned as President of South Africa during a late night media briefing held at the Union Buildings at 22h00 on 14 February 2018.
  • Cyril Ramaphosa was elected President of South Africa on 15 February 2018.
  • Peter Hain calls for boycott of Hogan Lovells on 20 February 2018.[27]
  • The Hawks search the Riebeek-Kasteel guesthouse and home of author Jacques Pauw on 28 February 2019. https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/hawks-raid-jacques-pauws-home-over-confidential-information-13530507
  • Nineteen Gupta owned companies approach the High Court on 1 March 2018 in an attempt to prevent the Bank of Baroda from leaving South Africa.
  • Reported on 14 March 2018 that Jonas Makwakwa resigned for personal reasons after allegations of receiving R600000.[28]
  • Announced on 16 March 2018 that former President Jacob Zuma would be charged for corruption relating to the Arms Deal.[29]
  • On 19 March 2018 President Cyril Ramaphosa suspends SARS Commissioner Tom Moyane who threatens to take legal action.[30]
  • On 26 March 2018 Hawks serve an indictment on former President Jacob Zuma to appear in Durban High.[31]
  • On 13 April 2018 Setlhomamaru Dintwe approaches the courts to prevent Arthur Fraser from interfering in his work.[32]
  • On 15 April 2018 a raid was carried out at the Gupta family home in Saxonwold.[33]
  • On 30 April 2019 it was reported that Nedbank have served notice on Arthur Fraser notifying him of their intention to close his bank account on 22 May 2019.[34]
  • On 10 October 2019 US imposes sanctions on South Africa’s Gupta family.[35]
  • On 29 September 2020, Mdluli, who previously convicted with former policeman Mthembeni Mthunzi,[36] was sentenced to 5 years in prison.[37]
  • On 17 December 2020, former KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni and her co-defendant, Durban businessman Thoshan Panday, returned to court on corruption charges.[38]

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