Book Review Archives

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,…

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:…

Ministry of Crime: An Underworld Explored

23rd June 2018

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

Black Consciousness and Progressive Movements under Apartheid

23rd June 2018

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

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)…

As by Fire: The End of the South African University

9th March 2018

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

Caught in the Middle: The Autobiography of Mike Procter

6th February 2018

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

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…

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…

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:…

A Legacy of Spies

17th November 2017

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

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…