Public Protector never said 'don't buy' Pauw's book - spokesperson
6 November 2017
Cape Town - Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane never said people must not buy writer Jacques Pauw's controversial book The President's Keepers , her spokesperson Cleopatra Mosana said on Sunday.
"Nowhere does she say, 'don't buy the book'. Her tweet was taken out of context," said Mosana after Mkhwebane's tweet to advocate Vuyani Ngalwana SC was interpreted by some as discouraging people to buy the book.
This was after news broke that the State Security Agency (SSA) sent NB Publishers a cease and desist letter, telling them to withdraw the book and redact excerpts on the grounds of alleged unlawful publication of classified material.
The SSA also threatened criminal charges against the publisher.