June 08
South Africa: Zama Zama - Graham Coetzer Digs Into the Illicit Mining Underworld
Through exclusive interviews with zama zamas, syndicate insiders, intelligence operatives, and law enforcement officials, Zama Zama sheds light on the hidden mechanics of this… Read more »
April 23
South Africa: Culinary and Literary Classics - Meals and Books Worth Waiting for
Marita van der Vyver paints a vivid picture of indulging in traditional French cuisine while reading timeless novels, celebrating the beauty of cherished tastes and tales. Read more »
March 11
South Africa: Adult Colouring Books Are Bestsellers Again. It Makes Sense in Our Anxious Age
The renewed popularity of adult colouring books is unsurprising: they appeal at times of prolonged uncertainty, cognitive overload and emotional fatigue. Read more »
February 23
South Africa: Books to Ignite You - Love, Lies, Cape Town's Past and the Power of Money
Four book recommendations that explore love, loss and financial wisdom, from the poignant journey of a young woman in Cape Town, to a gripping psychological thriller and a… Read more »
February 17
South Africa: Novelist Angela Makholwa On Blackness, Womanhood and Joburg's Relentless Pulse
Angela Makholwa's writing is rooted in recognisable Joburg life, her business ventures mirror its dynamism, and her personal life unfolds against the backdrop of a metropolis that… Read more »
January 18
South Africa: Grey High, Growing Up and Coming Out - Wesley Roodt On His Debut Novel All the Saints
Writing a novel about a boy coming to terms with his own identity in a prestigious Gqeberha all-boys school gave filmmaker and author Wesley Roodt the opportunity to come to terms… Read more »
December 22, 2025
South Africa: A Beach Bag Full of Books - - Reading for Rest, Reflection and a Little Quiet Joy At Year's End
Daily Maverick's Book Editor-at-Large, Joy Watson, shares her book recommendations for the end-of-year season. Read more »
December 16, 2025
South Africa: Hotspot Libraries Are a Safe Haven for Children
In 2016, a community leader saw a gap for educational spaces. Nearly a decade later, libraries across Cape Town offer kids a safe place to learn. Read more »
October 29, 2025
South Africa: Fading Footprints - - Ancient South African Culture Found Hiding in Plain Sight
There are few books that quietly rearrange the way one sees a landscape. Fading Footprints is one of them. Read more »
October 22, 2025
South Africa: Madness and Civilisation - Memorialising the Lives of Institutionalised Individuals Through Poetry
The 150th anniversary of Fort England Psychiatric Hospital makes it South Africa's oldest psychiatric facility. Rory du Plessis's poetry collection, Automaton(tik), memorialises… Read more »
July 22, 2025
South Africa: How Refugee Comics Empower Displaced Voices Amid Global Crisis of Migration
Comic books and graphic novels written by refugees counter the one-dimensional version found in most visual media. Read more »
July 13, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: The Smallest Ones - - Fleeing Rebels and the Darkest Corners of Human Experience in the DRC
The Smallest Ones by Popina Khumanda tracks two sisters' escape from rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo and their pursuit of freedom. Read an extract below. Read more »
June 18, 2025
South Africa: Loaded for Bear - Sihlobo Peels Off the Gloves and Busts SA Agriculture Myths in New Book
This book weeds out many of the myths about the platteland -- myths sprung from the manure spread by self-serving politicians that can find fertile soil in the withered fields of… Read more »
