South African Students Wrote ‘A World Gone Mad’ Book During Lockdown
South African student voices have largely remained unheard in formal discussions around COVID-19. A pandemic that should not be put to waste, COVID-19, on...
Review of Helen Zille’s #Stay Woke Go Broke: Why South Africa...
Whatever one thinks of Helen Zille – and I think highly of her – no-one could suggest that she is behind the curve... writes...
South African Author Deon Meyer Receives France’s Top Cultural Award
Brilliant South African author Deon Meyer has received France's top cultural award - the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight in the Order...
Virtual Book Club Goes National in South Africa
South Africa's Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, has invited the public to join the National Reading Coalition’s first virtual book club reading session, which...
Anxiety in Johannesburg: The Intimate Inner Lives of the City
Within the media and popular culture of the global north, cities like Johannesburg are often presented as a site of trouble. They’re the source...
Stunning “Pride and Prejudice” Spin-Off by Debut South African Novelist
In a debut novel that has been called "stunning," "sparkling," "compelling" and "engrossing" by reviewers in England, South African Helen Moffett has taken a...
Double Coup for Local Author, a US TV Series and Stephen...
It's been an incredible month for local author Lauren Beukes, whose 2013 novel "The Shining Girls" is to be made into a TV series...
Are Trophy Hunters Serial Killers? New Book Exposes Hunting Industry
Supported by wealthy and powerful organisations like Safari Club International, the Dallas Safari Club and the National Rifle Association, and egged on by countless...
Joburg’s 10 Million Tree Canopy Under SERIOUS Threat. Here’s What You...
Johannesburg is famous for having one of the largest urban forests in the world, but now the South African city faces losing much of...
Grab a Book and Join the Reading Revolution
Drop everything for 30 minutes and read a book - that’s the message from Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga as she jumpstarted the reading...
