Author Interviews
The High Treason Club: The Boeremag on Trial - Karin Mitchell
12th June 2025 On the night of 30 October 2002, eight bomb blasts tore through Soweto, leaving one woman dead and damaging vital infrastructure. The bombs were... →
Available Light: Omar Badsha and the Struggle for Change in South Africa – Daniel Magaziner
5th June 2025 This biography of photographer Omar Badsha, who was intimately involved in documenting the struggle against apartheid, is also an intellectual... →
Fading Footprints: In search of South Africa’s first people – José Manuel De Prada-Samper
29th May 2025 'That summer afternoon, I had no way of knowing the book would radically alter my existence. Yet that proved to be the case. A wind that had begun... →
In Search of Nongqawuse – Treive Nicholas
28th May 2025 In 1856, a teenage girl led 40 000 to their deaths in the Eastern Cape. When Treive Nicholas arrived in the 1980s to teach, he was captivated by... →
No Last Place to Rest: Coal Mining and Dispossession in South Africa – Dineo Skosana
20th May 2025 No Last Place to Rest: Coal Mining and Dispossession in South Africa is an exploration of the ongoing struggles faced by families whose lives have... →
SOL: My friend and adversary, Sol Kerzner – Peter Venison
15th May 2025 Sol Kerzner, the controversial and charismatic business tycoon, once dominated the Southern African tourism landscape. He left an indelible mark by... →
Together Apart: The Story of Living in Apartheid – Athambile Masola & Xolisa Guzula
13th May 2025 Discover the gripping tale of Together Apart: The Story of Living in Apartheid, that explores South Africa’s struggle against one of history’s most... →
Hollywood on the Veld: When movie mayhem gripped the City of Gold – Ted Botha
14th April 2025 In 1913, a secretive American millionaire, who lived on the top floor of the famous Carlton Hotel, had a crazy idea: to make movies in... →
White Supremacy: A Brief History of Hatred – Gavin Evans
27th March 2025 White supremacy is on the rise in the world once again, often finding expression in acts of extreme violence by young white men. Gavin Evans... →
God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End – Casey Golomski
20th March 2025 God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End is a poignant and immersive exploration of life in a South African nursing home, built atop a... →
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... →
