List of abbreviations -- Foreword by Justice Malala -- Prologue -- The rise of the 'man of the people' -- Zuma's bureaucratic empire -- Capturing the state -- Zuma vs the judiciary -- Culture, Zuma and modern politics -- The new politics of disruption -- Firepools and lies -- Heroes and villains -- Nenegate and after -- Spies and spooks -- Zuma's ANC has lost it -- When Zuma goes -- After Zuma -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Index