EPISODE 5: Mister Ten Percent

Continuing with the Elias “Ace” Magashule saga, Diana Neille and Richard Poplak delve into the alleged political murder of Noby Ngombane, a key administrator in the attempted clean up of the Free State during the early zeroes. His assassination is an example of what can happen when, in the binary gap between opportunity and poverty, liberal democracies begin to swerve toward gangsterism. The tragedy reverberates through the years, as if the sound of the gunshots has never faded. Featuring: Elias Sekgobelo “Ace” Magashule, former Free State leader and former Secretary General of the ANC Nokwanda Ngombane, former chief of staff to former Free State premier, Beatrice Marshoff Petrus “Pat” Zanemvula Matosa, struggle stalwart and former ANC Free State leader Pieter-Louis Myburgh, investigative journalist at Daily Maverick Scorpio Beatrice Marshoff, former Premier of the Free State Archive & Music Credits: SABC News / eNCA / Ray Charles, “Drown In My Own Tears” / Luther Vandross, “Dance With My Father”, sung by Zandile Ngombane Written, produced & directed by Richard Poplak and Diana Neille Fact checking and editorial oversight by Sasha Wales-Smith Editing & sound design by Diana Neille, Bernard Kotze & Tevya Turok Shapiro Original soundtrack & visual aesthetic by Bernard Kotze Additional music by Janus van der Merwe Additional voice work by Ayanda Charlie Transcriptions by Gloria Cooper Project Manager: Kathryn Kotze Marketing lead: Sarah Koopman Editor-in-Chief: Branko Brkic Deputy Editor: Jillian Green Executive Producer: Styli Charalambous Produced with support from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (The content may not necessarily reflect the Foundation’s views or opinions)

The Highwaymen