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Pale Native: Memories of a Renegade Reporter (2010 Revised Edition)
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Pale Native, the memoir of one of South Africa's most seasoned and controversial journalists, documents his personal involvement in and impressions of South Africa's past. Sometimes wacky, sometimes profound, the title is always entertaining, with the odd bit of sleaze. The author recalls covering the 1976 Soweto Uprising, South Africa's wars in Namibia and Angola, the turbulent 1980s, and setting up the first anti-apartheid Afrikaans newspaper, Vrye Weekblad, with a band of half-crazed mavericks. He reveals what went on behind the scenes with apartheid's death squads: Dirk Coetzee, Vlakplaas, the CCB. After the fall of apartheid, Du Preez presented 90 television documentaries about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and started SABC3's Special Assignment, but was fired in 1999 after a series of events that are stranger than fiction. In 2000 he was publicly attacked from many quarters for calling President Thabo Mbeki a 'womaniser'.
The entire political landscape of South Africa has changed since Max du Preez published his much-acclaimed book Pale Native: Memories of a Renegade Reporter in 2003. This revised, updated edition has new chapters on the bloodless coup of Polokwane, the demise (and updated assessment) of Thabo Mbeki, the rise of Jacob Zuma and the 2009 election, as well as the controversies in Afrikaner culture and politics. A fascinating analysis of southern African politics from a skilled reporter who has seen it first hand. A rollicking story peopled with generals and guerrillas, presidents and hit men. Reported with the uncompromising, outspoken frankness that has won Max du Preez admiration and got him into trouble with the new government as well as the old. *2010 Revised Edition *
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| Author | Max Du Preez |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Zebra |
| Place | Cape Town |
| Year | 2010 |
| ISBN | 9781770220607 |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Condition | Fair |
| Comments | Slight forward lean; corners a bit bumped; page edges slightly yellowed. |
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