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Deep Collusion: Bain and the Capture of South Africa

Athol Williams, Deep Collusion: Bain and the Capture of South Africa (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2021) IT’S not unusual for…

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The ongoing saga of Mzala’s ‘Chief with a Double Agenda’

FEW people will recognise the title Inqaba Yabasebenzi. Nor did many back in November 1987 when Inkatha, as…

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For my Country: Why I Blew the Whistle on Zuma and the Guptas

Themba Maseko, For my Country: Why I Blew the Whistle on Zuma and the Guptas (Johannesburg: Jonathan…

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Amakomiti: Grassroots Democracy in South African Shack Settlements

Trevor Ngwane, Amakomiti: Grassroots Democracy in South African Shack Settlements (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2021) HAVING visited 46 informal settlements to…

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Comrade Editor: On Life, Journalism, and the Birth of Namibia

Gwen Lister, Comrade Editor: On Life, Journalism and the Birth of Namibia (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2021) ON 11 June…

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Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad

Michela Wrong, Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad (London: Fourth…

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Business of the Book 2021

  The Business of the Book seminar brings together authors, publishers and booksellers in a frank discussion about the…

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Dennis Brutus: The South African Years

Tyrone August, Dennis Brutus: The South African Years (Cape Town: BestRed, 2020) ALTHOUGH renowned as a poet, political activist,…

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When They Came for Me: The Hidden Diary of an Apartheid Prisoner

John R. Schlapobersky, When They Came for Me: The Hidden Diary of an Apartheid Prisoner (Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball,…

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Searching for Sarah: The Woman who Loved Langenhoven

Dominique Malherbe, Searching for Sarah: The Woman who Loved Langenhoven (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2021) SARAH (Saartjie) Eva Goldblatt was…

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