Author Interviews
Domestic Terror: Intimate partner violence in South Africa – Nechama Brodie
16th November 2023 Every day more than three women in South Africa, on average, are murdered by their male intimate partners. This book looks at the stories of South... →
Place: South African Literary Journeys – Justin Fox
15th November 2023 “Let us, then, set off together on a series of journeys around South Africa with an old kitbag full of books instead of maps to guide us. Let us... →
Soul Mandate: The extraordinary life of a property maverick – Lew Geffen
9th November 2023 Born in the same year as Prince Charles and the state of Israel, Lew Geffen was always destined to have an eventful and controversial life. Driven... →
Good Jew, Bad Jew: Racism, Anti-Semitism and the Assault on Meaning – Steven Friedman
8th November 2023 'Good Jew, Bad Jew' is a critique by one of South Africa’s foremost political theorists of mainstream understandings of Jewishness. Steven Friedman... →
These Potatoes Look Like Humans: The contested future of land, home and death in South Africa – Mbuso Nkosi
6th November 2023 These Potatoes Look Like Humans critiques the narrow materialist and legalistic arguments about the land question to recognise that, for most Black... →
Coloured: How Classification Became Culture – Tessa Dooms & Lynsey Ebony Chutel
3rd November 2023 Coloured as an ethnicity and racial demographic is intertwined in the creation of the South Africa we have today. Yet often, Coloured communities... →
Capture in the Court: In Defence of Judges and the Constitution – Dan Mafora
31st October 2023 Since populist factions claim to be the people, judges confronting them do not just decide against the people; they are against the people. The... →
Rich State, Poor State: Why Some Countries Succeed and Others Fail – Greg Mills
24th October 2023 Why do some states thrive, grow their economies and uplift their people while others, facing similar challenges, slide into low growth, social... →
Statues and Storms: Leading through change – Max Price
20th October 2023 Statues and Storms offers a gripping insider’s account of Max Price’s tenure as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town during a... →
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Scenarios for South Africa's Uncertain Future – Ray Hartley, Greg Mills, Mills Soko
19th October 2023 South Africa is facing an extraordinary ‘polycrisis’. The dimensions of this crisis include an energy collapse; a failing rail network; weak... →
Legends: People Who Changed South Africa for the Better – Matthew Blackman & Nick Dall
16th October 2023 We have a lot to be positive about in South Africa. With all our problems, it’s easy to feel bleak. But hold those thoughts, because Legends... →
