{"product_id":"buy-no-longer-whispering-to-power-thandeka-gqubule-conf20250815039","title":"No Longer Whispering to Power (Thandeka Gqubule)","description":"\u003ch1\u003e No Longer Whispering to Power \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Thandeka Gqubule\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e About Book \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished date: 2017-04-26\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 254\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eisbn: 9781868427314\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Condition \u0026amp; Size \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: Format C (Large Format 138x216\/156x234mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook Type: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCAI Condition Score:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\/10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCAI Condition Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e As New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e Summary\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nAdvocate Thuli Madonsela has achieved in her seven years as Public Protector what few accomplish in a lifetime; her legacy and contribution cannot be over-stated. In her final days in office she compiled the explosive State Capture report and, before that, the report on President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla residence. Praised and vilified in equal measures, Madonsela has frequently found herself at centre stage in the increasingly fractious South African political scene.\n\n\nYet, despite the intense media scrutiny, Madonsela remains something of an enigma. Who is this soft-spoken woman who stood up to state corruption? Where did she develop her views and resolve? This book attempts to answer these questions, and others, by exploring many aspects of Madonsela's life: her childhood years and family, her involvement in student politics, her contribution to the constitution, her life in law.\n\n\nMadonsela once described her role as Public Protector as being akin to that of the Venda traditional spiritual female leader, the Makhadzi, who whispers truth to the ruler. When the sounds of the exchanges between the ruler and the Makhadzi grow loud, Madonsela said, that is when the whispering has failed.\n\n\nNo Longer Whispering to Power is about Thuli Madonsela's tenure as Public Protector, during which the whisper grew into a cry. It is the story of the South African people's attempt to hold power to account through the Office of the Public Protector. More significantly, this important book stands as a record of the crucial work \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gqubule, Thandeka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42025784737869,"sku":"CONF20250815039","price":115.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/3856\/4685\/files\/9781868427314_20250814_183927.jpg?v=1755258513","url":"https:\/\/readmatter.co.za\/products\/buy-no-longer-whispering-to-power-thandeka-gqubule-conf20250815039","provider":"Readmatter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}