Book Reviews
The Fall of the University of Cape Town: Africa’s Leading University in Decline
David Benatar, The Fall of the University of Cape Town: Africa’s Leading University in Decline (S.l.: Politicsweb Publishing,…
Native Merchants: The Building of the Black Business Class in South Africa
Phakamisa Ndzamela, Native Merchants: The Building of the Black Business Class in South Africa (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2021) MOST…
Too White to be Coloured, Too Coloured to be Black: On the Search for Home and Meaning
Ismail Lagardien, Too White to be Coloured, Too Coloured to be Black: On the Search for Home and…
Guns and Needles: A Journey into the Heart of South African Sport’s Steroid and Drug Culture
Clinton van der Berg, Guns and Needles: A Journey into the Heart of South African Sport’s Steroid and…
Contemporary Campus Life: Transformation, Manic Managerialism and Academentia
Keyan G. Tomaselli, Contemporary Campus Life: Transformation, Manic Managerialism and Academentia (Cape Town: BestRed, 2021) THIS book is a…
Out of Quatro: From Exile to Exoneration
Luthando Dyasop, Out of Quatro: From Exile to Exoneration (Cape Town: Kwela, 2021) ONE Saturday afternoon in 1980, Luthando…
The Poisoners: On South Africa’s Toxic Past, 1973‒2020
Imraan Coovadia, The Poisoners: On South Africa’s Toxic Past, 1973‒2020 (Cape Town: Umuzi, 2021) THE USE of poison as…
The ANC’s Last Decade: How the Decline of the Party Will Transform South Africa
Ralph Mathekga, The ANC’s Last Decade: How the Decline of the Party will Transform South Africa (Cape Town: Tafelberg,…
An Historian’s Passage to Africa: An Autobiography
Bill Freund, An Historian’s Passage to Africa: An Autobiography (Johannesburg: Wits University Press, 2021) WHAT were the chances of…
White Malice: The CIA and the Neo Colonisation of Africa
Susan Williams, White Malice: The CIA and the Neo Colonisation of Africa (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2021) ‘THE AMERICANS were everywhere.’…
