Author Interviews
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... →
Give Us More Guns: How South Africa's Gangs Were Armed – Mark Shaw
8th July 2021 The assassination of police investigator Charl Kinnear in Cape Town in 2020 was yet one more in a spate of murders related to the wider ‘guns to... →
Native Boy: Confessions of a Maplazini in the City – Thabo A. Molefe
7th July 2021 ‘When we moved from the farm, my mother was especially concerned about my survival. How would her youngest child survive township life; how would... →
For my country: Why I blew the whistle on Zuma and the Guptas – Themba Maseko
6th July 2021 ‘When I joined the struggle as a 13-year-old boy in Soweto, I would never have imagined that one day I would blow the whistle on a special kind of... →
