Author Interviews
State Capture in South Africa: How and why it happened – Edited by Mbongiseni Buthelezi & Peter Vale
14th July 2023 A multidisciplinary analysis of how state capture unfolded in South Africa and how it was contested within both civil society and the state itself.... →
Slikour: The Life Story of a Hip-Hop Pioneer – Siya Metane & Helen Herimbi-Moremi
21st June 2023 Siya ‘Slikour’ Metane is a musician and entrepreneur best known as one of the founding members of the record-breaking hip-hop group Skwatta Kamp.... →
Zondo at your Fingertips: The Definitive Guide to the Zondo Commission – Paul Holden
20th June 2023 400 days of hearings. Over 300 witnesses called. 3 171 summonses issued. Transcripts running to 75 069 pages. 1 731 106 pages of documentary... →
Township Politics: Civic Struggles for a New South Africa – Mzwanele Mayekiso
19th June 2023 This insider’s account of an extraordinary period of national political transition is also a primer on a new radical philosophy, the street–smart... →
I am Ella: A remarkable story of survival, from Auschwitz to Africa – Joanne Jowell
1st June 2023 Ella Blumenthal’s story of surviving the Holocaust and building a new life in South Africa is a lesson in resilience, attitude and joy. From the... →
Forgiveness: An Exploration – Marina Cantacuzino
30th May 2023 I forgive you. Three simple words behind which sits an intriguing and complex concept. These words can be used to absolve a meaningless squabble,... →
Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage – Jonny Steinberg
26th May 2023 One of the most celebrated political leaders of our time, Nelson Mandela has been written about by many biographers and historians. But in one... →
The Misery Merchants: Life and Death in a Private South African Prison – Ruth Hopkins
17th May 2023 Thabo Bester, ‘The Facebook Rapist’ and prison escapee, now faces criminal charges. Bester, who ran a business from jail, escaped from Mangaung... →
Daisy de Melker: Hiding Among Killers in the City of Gold – Ted Botha
11th May 2023 A true crime classic about Daisy de Melker in ragtime Joburg – a city of murder, mayhem and gold. Ted Botha takes the reader into the underbelly of... →
The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa's Racial Reckoning – Eve Fairbanks
8th May 2023 A dozen years in the making, The Inheritors weaves together the stories of three ordinary South Africans over five tumultuous decades in a sweeping... →
The Scholarship Kids: Dream big, Fly high – Robert Gentle
4th May 2023 When Robert and Michael, a pair of starry-eyed twins see a Boeing 707 at an airport in the mid-1960s, it’s love at first sight. But who's going to... →
