June 21, 2022
South Africa: Terry-Ann Adams Draws Finely With 'White Chalk'
In their second book, a collection of short stories, the author takes from their own life and losses and aspires to create a new world that is better for all its diverse… Read more »
June 08, 2022
South Africa: The Geometry of Grief
The South African-Nigerian novelist Yewande Omotoso has reimagined her deepest loss in An Unusual Grief, the darkly funny story of a mother who infiltrates her dead daughter's… Read more »
May 23, 2022
South Africa: New Books | Can Themba - an Intellectual Tsotsi
Siphiwo Mahala gives fresh insight into the life of the Drum journalist, writer and teacher who opened his home to anyone who wanted to have an honest, engaging conversation. Read more »
May 17, 2022
South Africa: Yes, We Can!
Siphiwo Mahala's biography of Can Themba, the Drum-generation journalist and short-story writer, is a kind of resurrection, underlining how his work is both vital and enduring. Read more »
May 04, 2022
South Africa: CA Davids, a Quiet Revolutionary
In both her novels, the South African author asks how people and nations can become accountable, mapping complex narrative threads that span the globe and probe the heart. Read more »
May 02, 2022
North Africa: The World's Deadliest Migration Route
If they don't drown, migrants sent back from their attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea are often left to languish in detention centres, sometimes for years at a time. Read more »