War Party: How the ANC's Political Killings are Breaking South Africa

By (author): Greg Arde. Journalist Greg Ardé's investigation into political violence inside South Africa's ANC, focused on KwaZulu-Natal, where factional battles over power, jobs and government contracts have turned deadly. Drawing on three decades covering South African politics, Ardé traces how cadre deployment has blurred the line between party and state, fuelling patronage networks tied to corruption, weak policing and organised crime, including taxi-industry hitmen. He argues this "culture of blood" threatens to spread nationwide if unchecked.