Author Interviews
A Country of Two Agricultures: The Disparities, The Challenges, The Solutions – Wandile Sihlobo
6th October 2023 Nearly three decades after the dawn of democracy, South Africa has remained a country of ‘two agricultures’. On the one hand we have a subsistence,... →
Back to the Front: A Memoir – Leon Levy
4th October 2023 Leon and his twin Norman were born in August 1929, the youngest of four children born to Mary and Mark Levy, immigrants from Lithuania. His father... →
At Fire Hour – Barry Gilder
27th September 2023 From the acclaimed author of The List and Songs and Secrets, At Fire Hour is a sweeping, soulful novel that tells the story of Bhekisizwe... →
The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated: People Power and Legal Power in the 21st Century – Mark Gevisser, Katie Redford
27th September 2023 Written from the maxim “it takes a lawyer, an activist, and a storyteller to change the world", The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated shows how the... →
Standing Up for Science: A Voice of Reason – Salim S. Abdool Karim
12th September 2023 As the science adviser in South Africa, across the African continent and beyond, Professor Salim Abdool Karim captures what it was like to be... →
An Ode to My Mother-In-Law, Winnie Serobe: A Mentorship of Love and Honour – Gloria Serobe
8th September 2023 Gloria Tomatoe Serobe, née Ndaliso, married Gaur Serobe in 1987, following a six-month courtship. And so began Gloria’s 26-year relationship with... →
Killer Cop: The Rosemary Ndlovu Story – Naledi Shange
7th September 2023 In 2021, South Africa was introduced to notorious serial killer, Rosemary Ndlovu. Rosemary worked as a police sergeant in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni.... →
Countdown to Socialism: The National Democratic Revolution in South Africa since 1994 – Anthea Jeffery
11th August 2023 With growth stalling, joblessness at crisis levels, and governance unravelling, most South Africans cannot fathom why the ANC does not embark on... →
Off-Centre and Out of Focus: Growing Up "Coloured" in South Africa – Nadia Kamies
10th August 2023 ‘This beautifully written book arrives at a time when issues of race, belonging and what constitutes our true national identity seem to feature... →
Bullet in the Heart: Four Brothers Ride to War 1899-1902 – Beverley Roos-Muller
7th August 2023 ‘. . . it is nine months this evening since I last saw the light in my own house, when I had to tear myself away from all that is dear to me. And... →
One Moment, One Lifetime – Eddie Jardine
2nd August 2023 One Moment, One Lifetime is the story of Eddie Jardine’s decades-long martial arts journey. His path has always been michi mu gen, Japanese for “a... →
