Book Review Archives

As by Fire: The End of the South African University

9th March 2018

Jonathan Jansen, As by Fire: The End of the South African…

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Caught in the Middle: The Autobiography of Mike Procter

6th February 2018

Mike Procter and Lungani Zama, Caught in the Middle: The Autobiography…

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The Knock on the Door: The Story of the Detainees’ Parents Support Committee

6th February 2018

Terry Shakinovsky and Sharon Cort with Lauren Segal, The Knock on…

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The Big Fix: How South Africa Stole the 2010 World Cup

24th December 2017

Ray Hartley, The Big Fix: How South Africa Stole the 2010…

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The Testimony of Steve Biko and No Fears Expressed: Quotes from Steve Biko

7th December 2017

Millard W. Arnold (ed.), The Testimony of Steve Biko and No Fears Expressed:…

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A Legacy of Spies

17th November 2017

John le Carré, A Legacy of Spies (Penguin Random House) IN the…

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The President’s Keepers: Those Keeping Zuma in Power and out of Prison

16th November 2017

Jacques Pauw, The President’s Keepers: Those Keeping Zuma in Power and…

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Hitmen for Hire: Exposing South Africa’s Underworld

18th September 2017

Mark SHAW, Hitmen for Hire: Exposing South Africa’s Underworld (Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball,…

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Oliver Tambo: A Jacana Pocket Biography

7th September 2017

Hugh MACMILLAN, Oliver Tambo: A Jacana Pocket Biography (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2017) HAD…

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Not Without a Fight: The Autobiography

23rd August 2017

Helen ZILLE, Not Without a Fight: The Autobiography (Cape Town: Penguin Random…

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The Man Who Founded the ANC: A Biography of Pixley ka Isaka Seme

24th July 2017

Bongani NGQULUNGA, The Man Who Founded the ANC: A Biography of…

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Spy: Uncovering Craig Williamson

2nd July 2017

Jonathan ANCER, Spy: Uncovering Craig Williamson (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2017) HUNDREDS of…

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