Author Interviews
Sir Herbert Baker: A Biography – John Stewart
18th March 2025 Architect Sir Herbert Baker left an indelible mark on South Africa and much of the British empire in the first half of the 20th century. This is... →
Frantz Fanon: Combat Breathing – Nigel C Gibson
13th March 2025 An essential introduction to Fanon’s remarkable life and philosophy. Connecting his writing, psychiatric practice and lived experience in the... →
The Bams of Grasslands Farm: A Family History – Seán Morrow
10th March 2025 The Bam family came from Goqwana, near Tsolo, in the Transkei region of South Africa’s Eastern Cape, and this book focuses on six brothers and... →
Lydia: Anthem to the Unity of Women – Kally Forrest
28th January 2025 When I’m dead, you make sure that ordinary people, ordinary rural women, must be at the forefront of my funeral. I want my rural women to be there... →
Fighting For My Country: The Testimony of a Freedom Fighter – Sandi Sijake
23rd January 2025 A groundbreaking account that tells the remarkable, untold story of the early days of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) and the critical international... →
Election 2024, South Africa: Countdown to Coalition – Collette Schulz-Herzenberg and Roger Southall
11th December 2024 South Africa’s general election of 2024 saw the African National Congress losing its majority at the national level for the first time since the... →
Darkest Before Dawn: Writings, Testimonies and Correspondence from the Life of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe – Derek Hook and Leswin Laubscher
9th December 2024 A collection of Robert Sobukwe’s political writings, speeches and court testimonies supplemented by an account of his years in Kimberley following... →
Alexandra: A Backstory – Solam Mkhabela
5th December 2024 Alexandra: A Backstory is a powerful graphic novel that uncovers the hidden history of Alexandra Township, a vibrant and resilient community... →
Comrade and Commander: The Life and Times of Joe Modise – Ronnie Kasrils & Fidelis Hove
29th November 2024 Joe Modise (1929-2001), a Sophiatown bus driver-turned freedom fighter, was a humble man who tended to avoid the limelight. A protege of the... →
I Will Not Be Silenced – Karyn Maughan
26th November 2024 As a young journalist, roped into court reporting to cover Jacob Zuma’s 2006 rape trial, Karyn Maughan could not have known that she would be... →
Witness To Power: A Political Memoir – Mathews Phosa
22nd November 2024 Mathews Phosa has been an eyewitness to the dramatic shifts of political power in South Africa. He was involved in the Black Consciousness... →
