BULELANI NGCUKA, the sting in the tale

390pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2022

Biography of Bulelani Ngcuka, the first National Director of Public Prosecutions in South Africa (1998-2004).

Bulelani Ngcuka was born in 1954 in the Eastern Cape. From 1994 to 1997 he was the ANC's Chief Whip in the Senate and in 1997 he was elected Permanent Deputy Chair of the National Council of Provinces. He was instrumental in establishing the National Prosecuting Authority, the Asset Forfeiture Unit, the Scorpions, and other mechanisms to tackle crime and corruption. His decision in 2003 not to prosecute then Deputy President Jacob Zuma is a decision he still stands by. He resigned as NDPP in 2004.

“Highly relevant today as prosecutors deal with the aftermath of State Capture. Fascinating from the first page to the last.” Albie Sachs, Former Justice, Constitutional Court

Former journalist and member of the ANC and Umkhonto We Sizwe, Marion Sparg was given a 25-year prison sentence for High Treason in 1986. Released in 1991, she was Deputy Executive Director of the Constitutional Assembly and CEO of the National Council of Provinces and the Scorpions. She is currently employed in the Presidency at ANC headquarters in Johannesburg.