She was one of many black women who found a way to resist apartheid, to speak back to it, and find resilience and hope
A mighty river and nationalist myths loom large in these two fascinating history books by Janet M Hartley and Mark Galeotti
The hours we devote to our inboxes reflect a disturbing shift in work patterns that needs to change
The often harrowing experiences of game ranger Colin Nott in protecting wildlife in Zimbabwe
Patricia Lockwood’s debut novel is the latest in a flourishing genre about living through the internet
The system is being scrutinised through debates in business circles and the financial media, writes Yacoob Abba Omar
A compelling exploration of the modern far-right points to the banality of extremists
Two books shine a light on the cultural power of clothing, proving fashion is more than just skin deep
Four family tales about escape and revenge crackle with dark forces
Stellenbosch-based poet Alfred Schaffer has bagged the Nobel Prize of Dutch literature for his masterpiece Mens dier ding
A new book tackles the myth that we should all love our work — it certainly won’t love us back
The economist looks to the Apollo programme for inspiration for the challenges confronting us on Earth
An Edinburgh tenement is the setting for these dark and fantastically funny tales
Two new science-fiction books hope to wake us up to the frightening reality of what climate change means
The hefty autobiography effortlessly weaves the personal with the political
A serious polemic that attacks the western tradition of moral thought and links the feline good life to the ethics of Spinoza and Taoism
Herbie Sykes’s history of Italy’s dominant team is a study in how power works in the country
Willie Currie’s Seizure is created around historical characters and events, embellished with imagined actions and conversations
