Author Interviews
It’s The Answers For Me – Khaya Dlanga
27th September 2021 In March 2020 Khaya found himself bereaved, alone and facing an indefinite lockdown as a result of Covid-19. Like most of us, he turned to social... →
The New Apartheid – Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh
22nd September 2021 Apartheid has always survived on violence. Forced removals, political assassinations, massacres and mass imprisonments all maintained the apartheid... →
Mission of Malice: My exodus from KwaSizabantu – Erika Bornman
20th September 2021 ‘She is given a savage beating, the adults impervious to her screams. I have to look at her. I am not allowed to look away and I am not allowed to... →
The ANC’s Last Decade: How the decline of the party will transform South Africa – Ralph Mathekga
7th September 2021 For nearly three decades, the ANC has held South Africa’s politics in an iron grip. Even as its reputation was dented by scandal and poor... →
But he speaks so well: Memoir of a South African identity crisis – Ivan Johnson
31st August 2021 ‘Already I had lost most traces of a typical ‘coloured’ accent. In time I would get used to overhearing, from some of the girls I flirted with,... →
Blues for the White Man – Fred de Vries
30th August 2021 It started with a question about the blues: what makes the music of the downtrodden black man so alluring to white middle-class ears? And that’s... →
Comrade Editor: On life, journalism and the birth of Namibia – Gwen Lister
24th August 2021 Comrade Editor is the candid story of Gwen Lister, the activist journalist who achieved global renown for opposing South Africa’s occupation of... →
Andile Gaelesiwe: Remembering
23rd August 2021 Andile Gaelesiwe is celebrated across South Africa as the adored host of Khumbul’ ekhaya on SABC 1. Yet few know that behind the glamour of her... →
You Have Struck a Rock: Women fighting for their power in South Africa – Gugulethu Mhlungu
13th August 2021 Drawing on the experiences of women ranging from political activists to domestic workers, sex workers and students, commentator and writer... →
Africa Bounces Back: Case Studies from a Resilient Continent – Victor Kgomoeswana
12th August 2021 It has been nearly ten years since Africa is Open for Business was first published and Victor Kgomoeswana showcased the continent as a place of... →
The Great Pretenders: Race and Class Under ANC Rule – Ebrahim Harvey
22nd July 2021 In The Great Pretenders: Race and Class under ANC Rule, veteran political analyst Ebrahim Harvey delivers a stinging critique of the ANC. This... →
