Ming-Cheau Lin Makes Sense Of A Confused Identity In ‘Yellow And...
Yellow And Confused is the latest release from cookbook author, blogger and storyteller Ming-Cheau Lin. It is a deeply personal and in-depth look into...
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 the glamour...
[EXTRACT] Eight Days in July: Inside the Zuma unrest that set...
In July 2021, with the imprisonment of Jacob Zuma, dramatic and violent scenes of unrest and looting unfolded in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Piecing together...
Travelling while black: 7 South African travelogues you should read
Travel writing in Africa is often associated with colonial ventures of the past or white adventure pursuits of today. But Africans themselves have long...
EXTRACT: Robert McBride: The Struggle Continues:
Robert McBride: The Struggle Continues is the story of Robert McBride and his comrades: the substation sabotage spree, rescuing a compatriot from the hospital...
“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 features essays,...
Extract from Ruth Hopkins’ book, The Misery Merchants: Life and Death in...
Ruth Hopkins’ book, The Misery Merchants: Life and Death in a Private South African Prison, tells the shocking story of Mangaung Prison. Ruth Hopkins’s brave...
How South Africa Can Prepare For Climate Change
BOOK REVIEW
South Africa’s Survival Guide to Climate Change by Sarah Wild and Sipho Kings is a new book aiming to make the scary impending...
Sam Beckbessinger’s book is ‘The Best Money Advice You Never Got’
The book, Manage Your Money like a F*cking Grownup: The Best Money Advice You Never Got is a clear and engaging basic guide to...
Sarah Ladipo Manyika On Her Best-Selling Novel In Dependence
Researching for my interview with Sarah Ladipo Manyika, I came across a Facebook post where she expressed her joy at being in South Africa....
10 Books Celebrating The Complexity Of Women
Novelist Kamila Shamsie challenged the books industry to publish no new titles by men for a year in 2018. Shamsie called for a “year...
Interview with Captain Ben ‘Bliksem’ Booysen
In 2016, after a string of police botches, Captain Ben Bliksem Booysen took on the Krugersdorp Killers' case. On the Devil's Trail: How I...
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 idea of...
Fees Must Fall and the hunger to be Human in our...
CHASING FREEDOM is a new book covering diverse histories of student movements in post-apartheid South Africa. The book takes note of the historical moment...
What It Takes To Write About Mental Disorders At 10 Years...
AS TOLD TO
eThekwini Municipality held its third Articulate Africa Book and Art Fair, the flagship Literary and Art Fair for Parks Recreation and Culture...
Extract from Andy Kawa’s book about getting justice for women
Kwanele, Enough! My Battle with the South African Police Service to get Justice for Women is businessperson Andy Kawa’s story. In 2010, she was...
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 mechanism to...
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 personal demons....
Funda Sonke Wants Young People Involved In The Reading Revolution
Nal’ibali is an organisation which wants to get South Africa reading, by organising the annual South African version of World Read Aloud Day. Now...
Read an extract from “Now You Know How Mapetla Died”
In 1976 Mapetla Mohapi was the first Black Consciousness leader to be killed in detention. His comrade, Steve Biko, tried to get justice for...
