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"Mafia Land" at the Kingsmead Book Fair

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A new book examining South Africa’s criminal underworld is raising a deeply uncomfortable question — what if that underworld isn’t separate from the system at all?

News24 Investigative journalist Kyle Cowan has spent years tracking organised crime networks embedded across our country — and he's raised the alarm over the blatant blurring of lines between crime and governance.

It's all explained in his book "Mafia Land" - which is being showcased at the Kingsmead Book Fair - in partnership with HOT1027.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny caught up with Kyle to find out more...
20 May English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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