Book Review Archives

Rhoda: A Biography

7th November 2023

Joel B. Pollak, Rhoda: A Biography: ‘Comrade Kadalie, You Are Out…

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Eskom: Power, Politics and the (Post) Apartheid State

7th November 2023

Faeeza Ballim, Eskom: Power, Politics and the (Post) Apartheid State (Johannesburg: Jacana,…

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Takka Takka Bom Bom: A South African War Correspondent’s Story

26th September 2023

Al J. Venter, Takka Takka Bom Bom: A South African War…

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Whitey: The Rise and Rule of the Shoprite King

26th September 2023

Niel Joubert, Whitey: The Rise and Rule of the Shoprite King (Cape…

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Zondo at your Fingertips

22nd September 2023

Paul Holden, Zondo at your Fingertips (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2023) STATE capture amounted…

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Standing up for Science: A Voice of Reason

22nd September 2023

Salim S. Abdool Karim, Standing up for Science: A Voice of…

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In the Name of the People: How Populism is Rewiring the World

21st June 2023

Tendai Biti et al. In the Name of the People: How…

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How to Steal a Gold Mine: The Aurora Story

21st June 2023

Dianne Hawker, How to Steal a Gold Mine: The Aurora Story (Cape…

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The John and Ntombi Story: A Memoir of Their Love and Times

21st June 2023

John Carneson, The John and Ntombi Story: A Memoir of Their…

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Cleaner’s Boy: A Resistance Road to a Liberated Life

21st June 2023

Patric Tariq Mellet, Cleaner’s Boy: A Resistance Road to a…

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The Guerrilla and the Journalist

11th April 2023

Fred Bridgland, The Guerrilla and the Journalist: Exploring the Murderous Legacy…

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Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962

31st March 2023

Max Hastings, Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 (London: William Collins, 2022)…

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