Book Review Archives

Win in Washington, 1965‒1978: Letters and Drawings from Rhodesians Stranded in the United States after UDI

3rd December 2022

Tony Hooper, Win in Washington, 1965‒1978: Letters and Drawings from Rhodesians…

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Beyond Fear: Reflections of a Freedom Fighter

3rd November 2022

Ebrahim Ebrahim, Beyond Fear: Reflections of a Freedom Fighter (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2022)…

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Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder and Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath

3rd November 2022

Bill Browder, Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder…

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The Sting in the Tale: Bulelani Ngcuka

19th September 2022

Marion Sparg, The Sting in the Tale: Bulelani Ngcuka (Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball,…

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The Man Who Killed Apartheid: The Life of Dimitri Tsafendas

27th November 2018

Harris Dousemetzis with Gerry Loughran, The Man Who Killed Apartheid: The…

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A Life in Letters: Selected Correspondence of Denis Hurley

15th November 2018

Philippe Denis, Paddy Kearney and Jane Argall (eds), A Life in…

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‘Mad Mike’ Hoare: The Legend

4th November 2018

Chris Hoare, ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare: The Legend (Partners in Publishing, 2018)…

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Incorruptible: The Story of the Murders of Dulcie September, Anton Lubowski and Chris Hani

21st September 2018

Evelyn Groenink, lncorruptible: The Story of the Murders of Dulcie September,…

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Sol Plaatje: A Life of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje, 1876-1932

9th September 2018

Brian Willan, Sol Plaatje: A Life of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje, 1876–1932 (Johannesburg:…

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Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored

23rd June 2018

Mandy Weiner, Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored (Johannesburg: Macmillan, 2018) ALL…

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Black Consciousness and Progressive Movements under Apartheid

23rd June 2018

Ian Macqueen, Black Consciousness and Progressive Movements under Apartheid (Pietermaritzburg: UKZN Press,…

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Heist: South Africa’s Cash-in-Transit Epidemic Uncovered

27th May 2018

Anneliese Burgess, Heist: South Africa’s Cash-in-Transit Epidemic Uncovered (Cape Town: Penguin, 2018)…

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