THE DARK PRINCE

238pp., paperback, Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg, 2025

ISBN: 9781776195121

An analysis of the 30-year career of ANC politician Paul Mashatile, currently the 9th Deputy President of South Africa.

Questioning whether Mashatile is a suitable next President of South Africa, Pieter du Toit attempts to establish his network, determine his beliefs about the economy, democracy, the rule of law and his vision for the future, and track his performance as a public official.

Pieter du Toit is the author of The Super Cadres, The Stellenbosch Mafia, The ANC Billionaires and Enemy of the People. He is a journalist at News24 and a former news editor at Beeld. He lives in johannesburg.