Book Review Archives

Hitmen for Hire: Exposing South Africa’s Underworld

18th September 2017

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

Oliver Tambo: A Jacana Pocket Biography

7th September 2017

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

Not Without a Fight: The Autobiography

23rd August 2017

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

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…

Spy: Uncovering Craig Williamson

2nd July 2017

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

We, the People: Insights of an Activist Judge

16th June 2017

Albie SACHS, We, the People: Insights of an Activist Judge (Johannesburg: Wits…

No Longer Whispering to Power: The Story of Thuli Madonsela

6th June 2017

Thandeka GQUBULE, No Longer Whispering to Power: The Story of…

History Matters: Selected Writings, 1970–2016

9th May 2017

Bill NASSON, History Matters: Selected Writings, 1970–2016 (Cape Town: Penguin, 2016) SOMETHING…

Confronting the Corrupt: Accountability Now’s Battle Against Graft in SA

26th April 2017

Paul HOFFMAN, Confronting the Corrupt: Accountability Now’s Battle Against Graft in…

Hitler, Verwoerd, Mandela and Me: A Memoir of Sorts

26th April 2017

Marianne THAMM, Hitler, Verwoerd, Mandela and Me: A Memoir of Sorts (Cape…

Academic Freedom in a Democratic South Africa: Essays and Interviews on Higher Education and the Humanities

12th January 2017

John HIGGINS, Academic Freedom in a Democratic South Africa: Essays and…

Student, Comrade, Prisoner, Spy: A Memoir

30th November 2016

Bridget HILTON-BARBER, Student, Comrade, Prisoner, Spy: A Memoir (Cape Town: Zebra Press,…