It is befitting that I kick-started the women’s month by reading about the personal life, career, successes, and future dreams of one of the leading women in the …
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Untimely Beginnings: A Gripping Read of Widows Sharing the Before and Aftermath of their Husbands’ Unexpected Deaths
Untimely Beginnings- Memoirs of Women Who Defied Fate is an anthology that includes contributions of 17 widows across various ages and race. 14 of the women …
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Khamr: A Searing Memoir Which Unmasks the Self From Generational Trauma and Oppressions
Riveting, searing, brutally honest, and deeply-informed are some of the superlatives I can use in describing Jamil Farouk Khan’s memoir. I need to admit that it …
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The story of Poppie Nongena is not for opening up old wounds, but one of love and faith
The Sepedi idiom, “Mosadi o swara thipa ka bogaleng” which easily translate into a mother holds a knife on its sharpest side, best describes Poppie Nongena. Upon finishing reading …
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Book ReviewsJacana MediaMemoirsPolitics
Hassan Ebrahim’s memoir “From Marabastad to Mogadishu” is essential reading
Hassen Ebrahim’s memoir titled From Marabastad to Mogadishu– The Journey of an ANC Soldier is perhaps the clearest retelling of South Africa’s ANC militant past. He …
