Eerie assignment
Subtitle: journalist's nightmare in Mpumalanga
By: Sizwe sama Yende
Publisher: Lesedi House Publishers
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Khayelitsa, Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780620729802
Subjects: Investigative reporting; Journalists; Political corruption
Description: In Eerie Assignment, the journalist Sizwe sama Yende tells of his experiences of being caught in this toxic environment of politically-motivated assassinations, corruption, greed and concerted efforts to manipulate the media. From being ambushed at gun pont at his home, his car's break tempered with, being labeled a traitor and called all sorts of unsavoury names on social media and in person, tempted with bribes - he has survived and continues to do his work as a journalist -- page 4 of cover.