Author Interviews
The Krugersdorp Cult Killings – Jana Marx
12th November 2020 Eleven murders over a period of four years sent shockwaves through the Krugersdorp community and made headlines nationwide. Eventually these... →
Promised Land: Exploring South Africa’s Land Conflict – Karl Kemp
10th November 2020 Land reform and the possibility of expropriation without compensation are among the most hotly debated topics in South Africa today, met with... →
Miracle Men: How Rassie's Springboks Won The World Cup – Lloyd Burnard
6th November 2020 When Rassie Erasmus took over as coach of the Springboks in 2018, few thought they had a chance of winning the Rugby World Cup. The Boks had... →
Seven Votes: How WWII Changed South Africa Forever – Richard Steyn
3rd November 2020 If a mere seven more MPs had voted with Prime Minister JBM Hertzog in favour of neutrality, South Africa’s history would have been quite different.... →
The Price and Prize of Greatness – Putco Mafani
2nd November 2020 From humble beginnings in Bhofolo in the Eastern Cape, Putco Mafani has become a household name in South Africa. A medical condition persisting... →
Unf*ck Yourself, Unf*ck the World – Kagiso Msimango
26th October 2020 The word "f*ck" is super versatile. One of its many meanings is "broken". As we confront an uncertain future, torn apart by insecurity, pandemics,... →
Mothers of the Nation: Manyano Women in South Africa – Lihle Ngcobozi
22nd October 2020 ‘Whenever I see a Manyano woman, I see a woman who has the world in her hands and has the power to make things change because of the power that is... →
Prisoner 913: The Release of Nelson Mandela – Riaan de Villiers
16th October 2020 In 2013, historian JanAd Stemmet opened a box at the Archive for Contemporary Affairs at the University of the Free State and realised he'd found a... →
Death Flight: Apartheid's secret doctrine of disappearance – Michael Schmidt
13th October 2020 In the late 1970s, as the apartheid government fought a desperate and dirty battle to stay in power, its security forces devised a chilling new... →
Women in Solitary: Inside the female resistance to apartheid – Shanthini Naidoo
9th October 2020 ‘The freezing loneliness made one wish for death,” the journalist Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin said of her time in solitary confinement. With seven... →
Heart of a Strong Woman – Xoliswa Nduneni-Ngema
8th October 2020 Xoliswa Nduneni-Ngema loved the theatre from a young age and dreamed of being an actress. But she soon discovered that acting wasn’t for her –... →
