Reviews & citations
‘What Hofstatter has delivered is the arguably best snapshot of state capture’s machinations to date.’
Voices 360
Roula Inglesi-Lotz
South African Journal of Science
John Harvey
Voices360
Ulf Engel
Comparativ
Don Pinnock
News24
Mariana Mazzucato
University College London Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Andile Sicetsha
The South African
Interviews
In his new book, Licence to Loot, investigative journalist Stephan Hofstatter takes an x-ray of state capture in South Africa to reveal its rotten heart.
Eskom could have saved R90 billion if it had invested in tied mines as it was supposed to. Instead it chose to truck in coal at inflated prices.
Stephan Hofstatter, author of Licence to Loot
Eskom debts are said to have soared to R387bn, R221bn of which was borrowed against government guarantees. This represents almost three-quarters of all government-guaranteed SOE borrowing. These details are set out in Licence to Loot, a book from Investigative Journalist Stephan Hofstatter.
Published extracts
Sunday Times
A president for sale
News24
What the driver saw at the Gupta compound
Business Day
How Eskom paid billions more for coal after ignoring early warnings
Financial Mail
Counting the cost of state capture
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