Author Interviews
Leading in the 21st Century: The Call for a New Type of African Leader – Tshilidzi Marwala
15th March 2021 In 2020, the world found itself in a state of flux. A global pandemic disrupted the world order while the digital transformation that is the Fourth... →
Predator Politics: Mabuza, Fred Daniel and the Great Land Scam – Rehana Rossouw
4th March 2021 Corruption cost taxpayers around R1.5-trillion during Jacob Zuma’s spell as president of South Africa. Despite attempts by the police, the courts... →
Becoming Men: Black masculinities in a South African township – Malose Langa
3rd March 2021 Becoming Men is the story of 32 boys from Alexandra, one of Johannesburg’s largest townships, over a period of twelve seminal years in which they... →
Anxious Joburg: The Inner Lives of a Global South City – Cobus van Staden
26th February 2021 Anxious Joburg focuses on Johannesburg, the largest and wealthiest city in South Africa, as a case study for the contemporary global south city.... →
GiGi: Nipple Caps & G-strings – Perlé van Schalkwyk
19th February 2021 Born Perlé van Schalkwyk, into a strict Jehovah Witness family, after studying drama at Stellenbosch University, Perlé quickly realises that acting... →
The Social and Political Thought of Archie Mafeje – Bongani Nyoka
12th February 2021 Social scientist Archie Mafeje, who was born in the Eastern Cape but lived most of his scholarly life in exile, was one of Africa’s most prominent... →
The Unlikely Mr Rogue: A Life with Ivan Pillay – Evelyn Groenink
11th February 2021 Written by Evelyn Groenink, the bestselling author of Incorruptible: The Story of the Murders of Dulcie September, Anton Lubowski and Chris Hani,... →
Jwara! The Nduna's Daughter – Joyce Notemba Piliso-Seroke
8th February 2021 Born into privilege in the 1930s. At Crown Mines, Johannesburg, she grew up in a gated compound for the mining elite. Yet she soon became aware of... →
1986 – William Dicey
28th January 2021 1986 was a pivotal year in South African history. It was the year of the vigilante, the year of the necklace – but also the year the talking began.... →
Meditating with Rhinos – Helena Kriel
11th December 2020 South African born screenwriter, Helena Kriel finds herself in a deep personal crisis, forced to ask: Where do I belong? Who do I belong with? What... →
The Book of ProVerb – Tebogo Thekisho
10th December 2020 Tebogo Thekisho, better known as ProVerb, first caught South Africa’s attention in 2005 with the release of his now classic debut hip-hop album,... →
