Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 30 - "The Poisoners"

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Dr Wouter Basson's frightening proximity to former president Nelson Mandela has come under the floodlight in Imraan Coovadia's award nominated book "The Poisoners : On South Africa's Toxic past".

The non-fiction book is up for this year's Sunday Times Literary Awards, in partnership with Exclusive Books .

Hot1027's Jenny Crwys-Williams takes a look ...
23 Sep 2022 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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