Author Interviews
Poverty and Inequality – Diagnosis, Prognosis and Response
27th May 2019 State of the Nation 2018 covers a diversity of perspectives that highlight the interrelationship and intersectionality between structural,... →
But Deliver Us From Evil – Lauri Kubuitsile
24th May 2019 But Deliver Us from Evil tells the story of two young women whose lives converge at a crucial juncture. The story opens in 1870, when Nthebolang’s... →
Written in History: Letters that Changed the World – Simon Sebag Montefiore
23rd May 2019 Written in History celebrates the great letters of world history, creative culture and personal life. Acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore... →
Christo Wiese: Risk and Riches – TJ Strydom
14th May 2019 Once the owner of a diamond mine, a wine farm and the most expensive house in Cape Town. Former chairman of South Africa’s largest retailer,... →
Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule’s Web of Capture – Pieter-Louis Myburgh
26th April 2019 In spite of Cyril Ramaphosa’s ‘new dawn’, there are powerful forces in the ruling party that risk losing everything if corruption and State capture... →
Vuvuzela Dawn – Luke Alfred & Ian Hawkey
18th April 2019 In 2019, SA celebrates 25 years of democracy and the freedom that turned the country from a political pariah to one warmly embraced by the world.... →
Lacuna – Fiona Snyckers
18th April 2019 Lucy Lurie is deeply sunk in PTSD following a gang rape at her father's farmhouse in the Western Cape. She becomes obsessed with the author John... →
Traditional Leaders in a Democracy – Resources, Respect and Resistance
18th April 2019 What should African pasts mean in postcolonial presents, as new modes of existence are being worked out? How are the boundaries of contemporary... →
The Messiah's Dream Machine – Jennifer Friedman
9th April 2019 This sequel to Jennifer Friedman’s enchanting first memoir picks up where Queen of the Free State leaves off: as the rebellious young Jennifer is... →
Democracy Works: Re-Wiring Politics to Africa's Advantage – Greg Mills
26th March 2019 Democracy Works explores how we can learn to nurture and deepen democracy in Africa to ensure economic growth and political stability. It... →
Power in Action: Democracy, citizenship and social justice – Steven Friedman
19th March 2019 ‘What are democracies meant to do? And how does one know when one is a democratic state?’ These incisive questions and more by leading political... →