Author Interviews
Death in Pretoria: Untold Stories of Political Activists Executed During Apartheid – Peter Auf Der Heyde
22nd July 2025 Between 1960 and 1989 in South Africa, more than 130 people were executed for crimes that had a political motive. Who were they, what did they do,... →
Corporate Newsman: A Life of Integrity – Kaizer Nyatsumba
18th July 2025 From a humble upbringing on a farm in White River in Mpumalanga via an Ivy League education to influential newsrooms and boardrooms, Corporate... →
Reading the Rocks: Adventures of Twin South African Geologists – Richard and Morris Viljoen
16th July 2025 It is not everyday that one embraces the memoirs of two distinguished geologists, twin brothers Morris and Richard Viljoen. Following their... →
Making a Life: Young men on Johannesburg’s urban margins – Hannah J Dawson
10th July 2025 Making a Life explores the dynamic life-making strategies of young men in Zandspruit, an informal settlement in Johannesburg. It offers insights... →
The Smallest Ones – Popina Khumanda
9th July 2025 In the heart of a village untouched by the world’s chaos, five-year-old Popina took solace in the simple joys of childhood – climbing mango trees,... →
The Uncomfortable Truth about South Africa's Agriculture – Wandile Sihlobo and Johann Kirsten
18th June 2025 The agricultural sector now enjoys universal recognition and its status as a growth propeller is embraced in a way that transcends sectoral... →
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... →
