Book Reviews
Dr Abdullah Abdurahman: South Africa’s First Elected Black Politician
Martin Plaut, Dr Abdullah Abdurahman: South Africa’s First Elected Black Politician (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2020) HIS funeral in Cape Town…
A Lawyer’s Odyssey: Apartheid, Mandela and Beyond
Henry Brown, A Lawyer’s Odyssey: Apartheid, Mandela and Beyond (Pietermaritzburg: Otterley Press, 2020) THE APARTHEID era produced a stream…
Bloody Sunday: The Nun, the Defiance Campaign and South Africa’s Secret Massacre
Mignonne Breier, Bloody Sunday: The Nun, the Defiance Campaign and South Africa’s Secret Massacre (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2021) THE…
Jwara!: Induna’s Daughter
Joyce Piliso-Seroke, Jwara!: Induna’s Daughter (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2020) THE AUTHOR of Jwara!, a clan name, was born in 1933…
The Unlikely Mr Rogue: A Life with Ivan Pillay
Evelyn Groenink, The Unlikely Mr Rogue: A Life with Ivan Pillay (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2020) TITLE and sub-title are well…
The Blackridge House: A Memoir
Julia Martin, The Blackridge House: A Memoir (Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2019) AN OLD woman of 92 lies…
The Man Behind the Beard: Deneys Schreiner, a South African Liberal Life
Graham Dominy, The Man Behind the Beard: Deneys Schreiner, a South African Liberal Life (Pietermaritzburg: University of…
These are not Gentle People: A True Story
Andrew Harding, These are not Gentle People: A True Story (Johannesburg: Picador Africa, 2020) AN OLD man is attacked…
Escape from Lubumbashi: A Refugee’s Journey on Foot to Reunite her Family
Estelle Neethling, Escape from Lubumbashi: A Refugee’s Journey on Foot to Reunite her Family (Pretoria: Unisa Press,…
Women in Solitary: Inside the Female Resistance to Apartheid
Shanthini Naidoo, Women in Solitary: Inside the Female Resistance to Apartheid (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2020) APARTHEID was based on…