Extract: How I Took Back My Power
Respected political analyst and academic Nompumelelo Runji seemed the picture of a successful black professional woman. Yet, like many, she privately battled...
Nine Hours is a roller-coaster of a book
Lukhanyo Sikwebu’s debut novel is a fast-paced read from start to finish. Imagine your favourite superhero/spy/vigilante stepped out of a movie and...
EXTRACT: Zwelethu Our Land by Jaki Seroke
In his memoir, Zwelethu Our Land, Jaki Seroke shares the joys and the sorrows of his life. He recalls the political battles...
Futhi Ntshingila writes about human complexity in her new book
Futhi Ntshingila’s They Got To You is a brilliant story. The book, released in 2021, tells the story of human connectedness and...
The ANC’s Last Decade: Book Extract
For nearly three decades, the ANC has held South Africa’s politics in an iron grip. Even as its reputation was dented by...
Miss SA finds her magic in new book
Shudu finds her Magic is Miss South Africa 2021, Shudufhadzo Musida’s story. It is also a story for any young person struggling...
EXTRACT: A Nun and the Pig
Looking back on this year forty years later, A Nun and the Pig: Tales from South Africa offers a remarkable insight into...
“Flow: The Book about Menstruation” should be mandatory reading
Flow: the book about menstruation is an informative and empowering book about menstruators. Written by Pontsho Pilane, Candice Chirwa and Karen Jeynes,...
AKF Youth Club calls for the opening of Lehae Library
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) has embarked on a campaign to fast-track the opening of the community library. It's led by the...
“A Home on Vorster Street” is capturing history
An excuse not to return to practising law and a desire to capture her family’s history. That’s the reason why Razina Theba...
#WomensMonth recap featuring Dr Tana Joseph and Nomawonga Khumalo
During Women’s Month (August in South Africa), The Daily Vox hosted two Instagram Lives with inspiring women. The team was joined by...
Out of Quatro: An Extract
Out of Quatro: From exile to exoneration is Luthando Dyasop’s story. The book is a story not only about Dyasop’s extraordinary life,...
#BecomingADoctor: Learnings and unlearnings about the politics of medicine
In his book, Becoming A Doctor, Hloni Bookholane speaks about his life and learnings in his journey to become a medical doctor....
“Touch: Sex, Sexuality and Sensuality” gives sexual experiences emotional backing
Touch: Sex, Sexuality and Sensuality is an anthology of stories curated and edited by Tiffany Kagure Mugo and Kim Windvogel. The anthology...
Extract: Get out of your Mind
In “Get out of your Mind: Lessons on embracing difference from South Africa and beyond” Luyanda Mpahlwa and Klaus Doppler use their...
Loss and food in “Crying in H Mart” and “Brown Baby”
Food and grief have a special relationship. In Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H Mart and Nikesh Shukla’s Brown Baby, the reader gets...
A Home on Vorster Street: An Extract
In A Home on Vorster Street, Razina Theba witnesses the ebb and flow of a tight-knit neighbourhood trying to survive the forces...
7 poems commemorating the Women of the anti-apartheid struggle
On August 9 1956, thousands of women marched to the Union Buildings. They were marching against the apartheid pass laws. Led by...
Extract from Pumla Dineo Gqola’s Female Fear Factory
Female Fear Factory is the much-anticipated follow up to the 2016 Sunday Times Alan Paton Award winner Rape: A South African Nightmare....
EXTRACT: That’s Not What I Meant!
That’s Not What I Meant! is a punchy how-to guide that will help you to be clear about your message, break through...