BOOK REVIEW: Kasrils gives insider’s view of JZ’s two faces
The former intelligence minister paints a grim picture of Zuma’s calculations, writes Edward Tsumele
In its pre-publicity for former intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils’s book, the publisher promised journalists that it would be hard to put it down as his writing style is racy and the subject matter is explored by an insider with unique knowledge. Many publishers oversell their products. But A Simple Man was hard to put down — especially in SA’s highly charged political environment, in which President Jacob Zuma is the prominent character in the tragic tale of state capture and corruption. The book reads like a spy novel. But it is not a work of fiction, as it deals with issues in which Kasrils was one of the central players, spanning several decades predating democratic SA. The photograph on the cover must have been taken donkey’s years ago, when Kasrils and Zuma were close friends in the liberation struggle.
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