Jeremy Vearey at the Cape Town Press Club

Jeremy Vearey, ex-MK cadre and former bodyguard to Madiba, was the deputy provincial commissioner of the Western Cape SAPS until his controversial axing in May 2021. In his memoir, Into Dark Water, he paints a wide-angle portrait of policing, crime, and politics in the Western Cape. Despite its frequent humor, a ‘dark stream’ runs beneath the text: the personal price that he has paid for following his calling.