State Security Agency wants Jacques Pauw's explosive book off the shelves
The State Security Agency (SSA) is demanding Jacques Pauw's explosive book be taken off the shelves.
The book exposes President Jacob Zuma's alleged tax evasion.
NB Publishers have taken to social media to break the news.
They say they've received a cease and desist order from the SSA - ordering it to stop making the book available to the public.
According to snippets of the document which have been shared by journalists online, the publisher has also been asked to retract parts of the book.
We received a cease-and-desist from the State Security Agency (SSA) demanding we withdraw #ThePresidentsKeepers by Jacques Pauw from stores. pic.twitter.com/iNOEjExpML
— NB Publishers (@NBPublishers) November 3, 2017
State security minister Bongani Bongo told Jacaranda FM News he was not aware of the cease and desist letter issued to the publisher.
He said he would meet with the department's director general to establish the facts.
JUST IN: State security minister Bongani Bongo has told @JacaNews that he's not aware of the cease-and-desist letter issued to @NBPublishers
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) November 3, 2017