Author Interviews
Traditional Leaders in a Democracy – Resources, Respect and Resistance
18th April 2019 What should African pasts mean in postcolonial presents, as new modes of existence are being worked out? How are the boundaries of contemporary... →
The Messiah's Dream Machine – Jennifer Friedman
9th April 2019 This sequel to Jennifer Friedman’s enchanting first memoir picks up where Queen of the Free State leaves off: as the rebellious young Jennifer is... →
Democracy Works: Re-Wiring Politics to Africa's Advantage – Greg Mills
26th March 2019 Democracy Works explores how we can learn to nurture and deepen democracy in Africa to ensure economic growth and political stability. It... →
Power in Action: Democracy, citizenship and social justice – Steven Friedman
19th March 2019 ‘What are democracies meant to do? And how does one know when one is a democratic state?’ These incisive questions and more by leading political... →
The Zulus of New York – Zakes Mda
13th March 2019 The Great Farini would stride on to the stage and announce, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, and now for the highlight of the day, the ferocious Zulus.’ The... →
Class Action: In pursuit of a larger life – Charles Abrahams
11th March 2019 Charles Abrahams is a world-class lawyer who sued multinationals for colluding with the apartheid government, but at twelve he was determined to... →
Larry, Simply Larry – Elias Masilela 
5th March 2019 Larry – Simply Larry tells the story of Fr Larry McDonnell, an inspiring Irish Salesian Priest and the Headmaster of Salesian High School in... →
Steinheist – Rob Rose
9th January 2019 The Steinhoff crash wiped more than R200-billion off the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, erased more than half the wealth of tycoon Christo Wiese and... →
Business & Life Lessons From A Black Dragon – Vusi Thembekwayo
7th December 2018 ‘I have learned the truth about the world: that it isn’t as round as a tennis ball, and it isn’t shaped like itself. It is shaped the way we shape... →
Accomplished politician authors second poetry work
5th December 2018 Joanmariae Fubbs, the chairperson for the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry who represents the African National Congress in... →
Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse – Sihle Khumalo
4th December 2018 After exploring more than twenty other African nations using only public transport, Sihle Khumalo this time roams within the borders of his own... →
