Jacques Pauw's book launch hit with power outage

Eskom has claimed responsibility for the unplanned power cuts which went out as Pauw was addressing the crowd.

Author Jacques Pauw at the launch of his book 'The President's Keepers'. Picture: Hitekani Magwedze/EWN.

Hitekani Magwedze | 830 days ago

JOHANNESBURG - There's been a massive power outage at Exclusive Books at the Hyde Park Shopping Centre during the launch of Jacques Pauw's book The President's Keepers.

Eskom has claimed responsibility for the unplanned power cuts which went out as Pauw was addressing the crowd.

He told the audience that there's a lot of money being poured into state security agencies but there is no accountability of its use.

He says the agency is a black hole used for fraud and corruption.

The State Security Agency and Sars threatened to head to court in a bid to ban the book.

Pauw says the agency wants to take legal action because it doesn’t want the truth to be known.

“Crime Intelligence has a budget as a secret fund of around R600 million a year. Nobody audits that, it’s a black hole in which they pour your money and now they are saying to me: we’re going to take you to court.”

At the same time, about a thousand people have gathered at centre for the launch.

Exclusive Books CEO Benjamin Trisk says sales have been through the roof.

“I phoned our procurement manager and said to her: whatever the order was, triple it. Triple the books has become 20 times that number in a space of a week.”

#PresidentsKeepers Veteran Investigative journalist Jacques Pauw is launching his book at Exclusive Books in Hyde Park. HM pic.twitter.com/kk0HxTCAlI
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 8, 2017

#PresidentsKeepers Pauw’s book exposes Zuma’s alleged corrupt activities‚ shows how the country is becoming a gangster state. HM pic.twitter.com/Ntw8ZHgsUT
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 8, 2017

#PresidentsKeepers the lights and has gone out at the launch while Pauw was speaking. HM pic.twitter.com/zAoWoDhWKE
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 8, 2017

#ThePresidentsKeeper Eskom is claiming responsibility for power outage during Jacques Pauw book launch pic.twitter.com/8vsfPSnSug
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 8, 2017

#ThePresidentsKeeper lights have gone out at Hyde Park as Jacques Pauw book launch is taking place. Electricity is out pic.twitter.com/kbKC1cCdsB
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 8, 2017

#ThePresidentsKeeper a protective ring has formed around Jacques Pauw. Electricity still out although just on briefly for 2 seconds pic.twitter.com/4yw2tHMSx0
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 8, 2017

#PresidentsKeepers Exclusive Books has decided to stop the event due to electricity cuts. HM pic.twitter.com/iUfSwhECmj
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 8, 2017

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