02758nam a2200397 i 4500 1327969805 OCoLC 20250505110420.0 140222s2022 sa a 001 0beng d 9781776191970 (paperback) 1776191978 (paperback) eng rda 3228 EF SPAR DT 1927 NGC SPA Sparg, Marion author. 193339 The sting in the tale : Bulelani Ngcuka / Marion Sparg. Jonannesburg, South Africa : Jonathan Ball Publishers 2022. Jonannesburg, South Africa : Jonathan Ball Publishers 2022. xv, 390 pages ; 23 cm. text txt rdacontent. unmediated n rdamedia. volume nc rdacarrier. Includes bibliographical references and index. Courageous, yet contested, Bulelani Ngcuka has always stood up for what he believes in. His decision in 2003 as National Director of Public Prosecutions not to prosecute then deputy president, Jacob Zuma, is a decision he still stands by to this day. In this sweeping biography, based on many hours of interviews with Ngcuka, author Marion Sparg uncovers the roots of his fearless activism and tells his side of the story. She goes back in time to his modest beginnings in the Eastern Cape, to his lawyering years with the formidable Griffiths Mxenge, his various periods of detention, exile, and his homecoming. Ngcuka played a critical role in establishing the National Prosecuting Authority, the elite crime-busting unit the Scorpions, and other mechanisms to tackle the country's crime and corruption problems. Soon he faced one of his most difficult tasks - confronting former comrades who had become involved in illegal activities. The Sting in the Tale is a first-hand account of our most recent legal and political history. It is also an intriguing story about political manoeuvrings, bombings and hijackings, urban-terror and "whispering" campaigns, lies, murder, alleged spies, intrigue, family and love. --Publisher's description. Ngcuka, Bulelani. 193340 National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa. 193341 Public prosecutors South Africa Biography. 193342 Lawyers South Africa Biography. 193343 Criminal justice, Administration of South Africa. 193344 Politicians South Africa Biography. 193345 Political activists South Africa Biography. 116371 Ombudspersons South Africa. 193346 Political corruption South Africa. 179955 South Africa Politics and government. 130816 ddc BOOK 162 Elsie Maluleke 162 Elsie Maluleke 775674 775673 0 0 ddc 0 0 MPSTL MPSTL 2025-05-05 0 EF SPAR 3322803182730 2025-05-05 2025-05-05 BOOK 0 0 ddc 0 0 900 STANRL LEBOL GEN 2025-11-25 295.50 0 920 NGCU 2025-11-25 2025-11-25 BOOK