Koos Bekker’s Billions
T.J. Strydom, Koos Bekker’s Billions (Cape Town: Penguin, 2022) JUDGING by the number of published titles, the reading public appears to have a fascination for the lives of businessmen who have raked in billions, even […]
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The Durban moment fifty years on: hope as revolutionary force
AT the head of the march of 2 000 workers was a man holding aloft a red flag. This was Durban fifty years ago on 9 January and the flag was simply a warning to […]
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The Enemy Within: How the ANC Lost the Battle against Corruption
Mpumelelo Mkhabela, The Enemy Within: How the ANC Lost the Battle against Corruption (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2022) YET another book on corruption in South Africa? The value of this one lies in its analytical approach […]
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The making and shaping of history: the death of Dag Hammarskjöld
NEARLY ten years ago I was fortunate to review for the Witness Susan Williams’ brilliant book based on her research into the death of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld in the crash of flight […]
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Then, UKZN … and now, UCT
THE CURRENT standoff at University of Cape Town, brought to a head by the vice-chancellor and chair of Council’s apparent economy with the truth with Senate about the departure of a member of the executive, […]
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Our Poisoned Land: Living in the Shadows of Zuma’s Keepers
Jacques Pauw, Our Poisoned Land: Living in the Shadows of Zuma’s Keepers (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2022) CRIMINALITY in high political and public places amounts to treason directly enabled by the toxic culture of the ANC. […]
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Black Beach: 491 Days in one of Africa’s Most Brutal Prisons
Daniel Janse van Rensburg with Tracey Pharoah, Black Beach: 491 Days in one of Africa’s Most Brutal Prisons (Cape Town: Penguin, 2022) THE TITLE of this book is explicit enough, but its broader significance lies […]
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The Price of Mercy: A Fight for the Right to Die with Dignity
Shaun Davison, The Price of Mercy: A Fight for the Right to Die with Dignity (Cape Town: Melinda Ferguson Books, 2022) AN OLD woman suffering from terminal cancer in New Zealand in 2010 decides to […]
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Cabin Fever: Trapped on Board a Cruise Ship when the Pandemic Hit: A True Story of Heroism and Survival at Sea
Michael Smith and Jonathan Franklin, Cabin Fever: Trapped on Board a Cruise Ship when the Pandemic Hit: A True Story of Heroism and Survival at Sea (London: Endeavour, 2022) IT’S been said that the perfect […]
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Win in Washington, 1965‒1978: Letters and Drawings from Rhodesians Stranded in the United States after UDI
Tony Hooper, Win in Washington, 1965‒1978: Letters and Drawings from Rhodesians Stranded in the United States after UDI (Footprint Press, 2022) This book is not simply an historical record, but reflects a genre from a […]