"I am the village idiot you love to hate" reads Mzilikazi Wa Afrika's twitter bio. A very misleading bio considering Wa Afrika is a multi-award winning journalist working for the Sunday Times' investigations unit. He is also a reigning chairperson of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) - an investigative journalism organisation with members from 36 different African countries. His book, Nothing left to steal - goes behind the scenes of his breaking-story unlawful arrest in 2010 after he exposed the R1.7 billion lease scandal between police commissioner Bheki Cele and property tycoon Roux Shabangu. All images provided by Mzilikazi Wa Afrika Q: What influenced your decision to sit down and start writing your tell-all memoir? Mzilikazi : Many people, over the past years, wanted to know who I am, where I come from and what makes me tick. I did a lot of soul searching before making the decision to enter the confession box and write t...
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