Non-Fiction

Sage, author, storyteller, sculptor, seer, academic, politician and traditional healer, Vusamazulu Mutwa was a phenomenal selfless being. A priceless gift to Africa. He was like Google…

”Self-made Billionaire”?Remember when Forbes magazine tried it with us making it seem as though one could wake up one day as anything they had ever imagined…

What does an imprisoned man think about in his spare time? Amongst other things the ocean, its vastness, its deadliness, “because a sea is the opposite…

Cape Town’s water crisis will undoubtedly go down as one big stain on Patricia De Lille’s tenure as mayor of the city. The so-called ‘day zero’,…

I almost did not read this book because of how it is often referenced on social media. The marketing approach shows itself through Twitter with terms…

With its beginnings in a series of viral Facebook posts by Yusuf Daniels, who describes himself as an “accidental author”, this little book is a quick…

While reading Democracy Works- Rewiring Politics to Africa’s Advantage, an academic research book co-authored by Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Jeffrey Herbst and Tendai Biti; I had…

Rekgotsofetse Chikane’s fiery account of the #MustFall student movements that rocked our nation between 2013 and 2016, is a must-read. In his book, Breaking a Rainbow,…

This year marks 25 years of the country’s negotiated democracy, a time which we all should be celebrating this momentous milestone. However, South Africa finds itself…

Ever wondered what living between two cultures ever felt like? Well, wonder no more as Stubborn Archivist, a descriptive insight into that life by a British/Brazillian…

With all the criticism, book reviews and books written in response to JM Coetzee’s much-celebrated 1999 novel Disgrace. Fiona Snyckers with her latest offering simply titled…

The cover of the book Undercover with Mandela’s Spies does justice to what is inside. The cover shows four men of a different race walking hand…

It clearly comes as no surprise why Adam Habib’s Rebels and Rage book received an onslaught of criticism from academics, student leaders, politicians and his fellow…

The last nine years or so of our democracy has been described as ‘wasted’ by the current sitting president Cyril Ramaphosa and many other political analysts.…

Before I could even peruse through the pages of this book, I knew through the pink colour wrapping it that this book is aimed and directed to…

As a researcher, whenever I am in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg and see the place next to it called Sandton, where living conditions are way too different.…

There is always food when South Africans are celebrating, unhappy, mourning and crying, because there is indeed a connection between food and us. In this long…

Vernon RL Head has done it again. In his well written third novel, A Tree For The Birds, Head has accelerated his passion for nature writing…

Picture Credit:Twitter The country’s constitution and Nelson Mandela are two of the biggest things that come to everyone’s mind across the world when they think about…

Picture Credit:Jacana Media There cannot be doubt that the #FeesMustFall and #RhodesMustFall movements changed South Africa’s socio-political landscape in 2015. Both movements scored significant victories, with…