Tobacco Wars
Subtitle: inside the spy games and dirty tricks of southern Africa's cigarette trade
By: Johann van Loggerenberg
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Tafelberg
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Cape Town, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780624081678; 9780624081685
Subjects: Tax evasion; Criminal investigation; Tax collection; South African Revenue Service
Description: "Join one of South Africa's former tax sleuths Johann van Loggerenberg in a wild ride through the double-dealing world of tobacco's colourful characters and ruthless corporates. Meet the femme fatales, mavericks, mercenaries and grandmasters, and learn how the crime-busting unit led by Van Loggerenberg at SARS and its 'Project Honey Badger' became a victim of a war between industry players and a high-stakes political game driven by state capture. This is the tale of a few good men and women who dared to try to hold to account a billion-dollar international industry rife with private spy network."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.