Author Interviews
Citizen and Pariah: Somali Traders and the Regulation of Difference in South Africa – Vanya Gastrow
28th July 2022 Many migrants in South Africa have set up informal spaza shops in townships across the country, supplying surrounding residents with essentials.... →
Beyond Fear: Reflections of a Freedom Fighter – Ebrahim Ebrahim
25th July 2022 Beyond Fear is the testimony of a revolutionary amongst revolutionaries, Ebrahim Ebrahim’s poignant and inspirational account of his years spent... →
Sabotage: Eskom Under Siege – Kyle Cowan
19th July 2022 After unknown saboteurs toppled a strategic pylon near Lethabo Power Station in the Free State in November 2021, almost causing the country to... →
Clare: The killing of a gentle activist – Christopher Clark
8th July 2022 In November 1993, African National Congress activist and development worker Clare Stewart’s body was found in a shallow ditch in rural... →
Magazine round up | 08 July 2022
8th July 2022 A video round up of this week’s magazine, highlighting our cover story, features and Business Leader. →
On the Devil's Trail: How I hunted down the Krugersdorp Killers – Ben 'Bliksem' Booysen, Nicki Gules
4th July 2022 After a string of police botches, Captain Ben Bliksem Booysen took on the Krugersdorp Killers' case in 2016. The state had failed to arrest those... →
Magda: My Journey – Magda Wierzycka
24th June 2022 How did a teenage refugee from communist Poland become one of the richest women in South Africa? In what ways did she disrupt the financial... →
Unforgiven: Face to Face with my Father's Killer – Liz McGregor
15th June 2022 A searing, intimate memoir tracing the author’s attempt to find out the truth about her father’s murder. Robin McGregor, an older man who has... →
Too White to be Coloured, Too Coloured to be Black – Ismail Lagardien
14th June 2022 “Written with brutal honesty and humility through the lens of a green-eyed ‘coloured’ in a country where Lagardien has never belonged, the book... →
Hands Off Our Grants: Defending The Constitutional Right To Social Protection – Black Sash
10th June 2022 This book examines the root causes of unauthorised, fraudulent and allegedly unlawful deductions from the South African Social Security Agency... →
Here's The Thing – Haji Mohamed Dawjee
3rd June 2022 Here’s the Thing is a new collection of thought-provoking essays from Haji Mohamed Dawjee. Filled with stories and insights that are contemplative,... →
