It’s REALLY Not About The Burqa
COLUMN/REVIEW
It’s Not About The Burqa - a collection of writings - edited by Mariam Khan tells beautiful stories of Muslim women living in...
Beyond Fear is “Ebie” Ebrahim’s story of bravery and courage
In the past two years or so of the pandemic, there seems to have been a resurgence of memoirs and memoir writing. It's likely...
8 Summer Books To Chase Away The Winter Blues
Winter time in South Africa is when the days are cold and the nights are long. This time of the year can be a...
Extract from Noni Jabavu: A Stranger at Home
Noni Jabavu, the first Black South African woman to publish books of memoir, was also one of the first African women who pursued a...
9 Books To Read For Banned Books Week
Every year, Banned Books Week takes place in the last week of September. This year it took place from September 23-28. It is an...
Nal’ibali releases 6 free children stories to celebrate Heritage Month
To commemorate Literacy and Heritage Month, Nal’ibali – the national reading-for-enjoyment campaign – in collaboration with Standard Bank have partnered to bring South African...
Extract: Winning the Property Game
In Winning the Property Game, Koketso Sylvia Milosevic reveals how she built her property portfolio, turning it into a multi-million-rand business. Having trained more...
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 neglect? It...
7 non-fiction book releases to add to your TBR
As the year draws to a close, readers can usually expect the release of some really great non-fiction books. That’s definitely the situation with...
Haji Mohamed Dawjee’s latest book is a “lost-and-found bin” of the...
“In conclusion, and after careful but obvious observation, you should know that tennis is the only sport in which, above all else, you have...
5 fantasy books inspired by mythology you should be reading
Fantasy books are a genre of literature that allow readers to escape the real-world and journey to fantastical and magical worlds. The genre of...
Extract: The Tyranny of Growth
Set in the past, The Tyranny of Growth is a book about the present. It provocatively recounts how and why the 2008 global financial...
[Extract] Witnessing: From the Rwandan tragedy to healing in South Africa
As a fourteen-year-old boy in Rwanda, Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase survived war atrocities, but he had to leave home if he wanted to stay safe. In...
EXTRACT: They Called Me Queer: “Blue Tea and The Beast”
They Called Me Queer is a collection of stories written by Africans from the queer community. The book is compiled by Kim Windovgel and...
Here’s why you have to read Aja Barber’s Consumed
What does the fast fashion industry have to do with colonisation? Well, a lot actually. This is according to Aja Barber. In her book,...
#TheWifeShowmax lights too many fires this week
Hlomu is back with Mqhele and we are not impressed with her decision. At the same time we have to understand the realities of...
Extract – Riding Life: A South African who survived death to...
He was told he would never cycle again. But South African ultra-endurance cyclist Grant Lottering doesn’t take no for an answer. In 2013, Lottering’s...
Poem: The Offending Document
The Only Magic We Know is the latest poetry collection from Modjaji Books. It is a “celebration of Modajaji Books as an independent feminist...
In Conversation with former Samsung Africa CEO, Sung Yoon
There is a quote that says ‘behind every successful man, there is a strong woman’. This is most likely something Sung Hyuck Yoon, the...
Book Extract: New History of South Africa
This newly updated, comprehensive history of South Africa presents the story of our turbulent country in a fresh, readable narrative. Grippingly retold by leading...
