EXTRACT: Andile Gaelesiwe: Remembering
Andile Gaelesiwe is celebrated across South Africa as the adored host of Khumbul’ ekhaya on SABC 1. Yet few know that behind...
EXTRACT: But He Speaks So Well by Ivan Johnson
Journey with Ivan Johnson in this memoir of an identity crisis as the highspirited boy from a close-knit family on the Cape...
Sindiwe Magona’s When The Village Sleeps is a must-read
Sindiwe Magona is a master storyteller and she shows it once more in her latest book. When The Village Sleeps, her latest...
Book Extract: “You Have Struck a Rock”
"You Have Struck a Rock" by writer and commentator, Gugulethu Mhlungu looks at how history has shaped the conditions women face today....
REVIEW: Ashraf Kagee’s new book is the story of childhood trauma
Childhood trauma has a way of changing people for the rest of their lives. But what happens when childhood trauma meets childhood...
“Aunty” Fatima Sydow is here to teach you how to cook
Watching a social media video of Fatima Sydow cooking feels like being in the kitchen with a much-loved family member. From her...
REVIEW: The Emthonjeni Heritage Film Festival a showcase of South African...
Held over four days last week, the Emthonjeni Heritage Film Festival in Cape Town showcased films of heritage and historical relevance. Ling...
Zulaikha Patel wants to inspire young women with her first book
Zulaikha Patel was just 13-years-old when images of her protesting against her school’s racist hair policies became news. That protest inspired a...
EXTRACT: Black Girl’s Guide to Corporate South Africa by Lindelwa Skenjana
In this timely memoir-/guide, young corporate professional Lindelwa Skenjana shares insights from her own experience and those of other black women at...
Extract: Nation on the Couch
Professor Wahbie Long’s Nation on the Couch explores life in our beloved country through the lens of psychoanalysis. By focusing on the...
Shubnum Khan takes readers on a wondrous journey in her new...
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” is a quote by poet, Mary...
“Tawedes” to an origin language as South Africa gets its first...
Some people may consider KhoiKhoi a forgotten language - but in reality, it’s used across South Africa every day. Words like dagga...
POEM: Let Us Not Forget
When we confront the creeping, crippling feeling- our momentum we may be losing,despite...
You really need to read Angie Thomas
Angie Thomas really has the magic touch. All of her books are fantastically written novels which can be read by people of...
Ndenze ntoni na?: A poem by Xolani Henry Shezi
Xolani Henry Shezi (also known by his stage name Xolani Shezzi), an emerging poet from Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal uses poetry as a healing...
If you love baking Faaiza Omar’s My Sweet Life is for...
In My Sweet Life, self-taught baker Faaiza Omar had put together a collection of recipes ranging from cakes, cheesecakes, brioches to more...
The Daily Vox recommends: Our best picks of women writers in...
This year might not have been the greatest for book releases with COVID-19 meaning the cancellation of many book events. Added to...
Let Michiko Kakutani advise you what books to read and reread
It seems like a slightly strange concept - read a book that will advise what other books to read. But that’s the...
Jwara! Induna’s Daughter: An extract
Born into privilege, Joyce PilisoSeroke questioned her environment. She grew up in a gated compound for the mining elite at Crown Mines...
Chatting Korean beauty standards and K-pop with Frances Cha
“I would live your life so much better than you if I had your face…” muses a character in Frances Cha’s debut...
