Extract | ‘Black Lion’ by Sicelo Mbatha and Bridget Pitt

Our attachment to trees, rocks and grass kindled a spark of caring for the land itself.

Legendary novelist Wilbur Smith passes away at the age of 88

Global bestselling author Wilbur Smith died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 13 2021 at his Cape Town home after a morning of reading and writing ...

A moving portrait of a relationship between a father and son

Tumiso Mashaba's memoir covers fatherhood, black masculinity and generational trauma.

Crime fiction that breaks the mould of silencing the victims

A serial killer is on the rampage in south Los Angeles and targeting young street workers.

Read Rofhiwa Maneta's contribution to 'Our Ghosts Were Once People'

On one of those fog-drenched Johannesburg mornings, when it seemed like Soweto was covered by an impenetrable iron curtain, I sat in the passenger ...

How Peter Hain whipped up the forces against apartheid and a corrupt SA

Peter Hain, referred to as 'SA's public enemy No 1', has produced a memoir which reads as a thriller-esque autobiography.

Extract | ‘Tough Love’ by Lovemore Ndou

I knew all too well as an amateur that being black, in the eyes of referees and judges, was a cue to skewed results and perverted natural justice.

Fiction Friday | ‘Facets of Death’ by Michael Stanley

Should they be stopped for smuggling the hides across the border, a healthy bribe should see them on their way, but he kept their weapons available ...

'Black Panther's' journey from combat in the ring to fighting for justice in ...

Lovemore Ndou's memoir reveals struggles and victories in successful careers in boxing and now as a lawyer.

Breaking the hold of shame

Sharing their experiences from girlhood to the boardroom, from Cape Town’s suburbs to the hills of KZN, women from different walks of life show how ...