Imperialism and Lord Milner: what it means for SA today
Richard Steyn’s impressive new book on Alfred Milner may not say as much, but it paints the picture of a warmongering narcissist
Shaun Gaylard’s year of drawing architecturally
Shaun Gaylard’s drawings of 365 of SA’s top buildings are now on show
The elections that shaped SA, from Shaka and Cecil to Cyril
Authors use wit and laughter to shine a light on a serious subject
The dark side of rare metal mining
There is a vast hidden cost to the metal that goes into your phone or car
BOOK REVIEW: Peter Thiel, Silicon Valley’s super-schemer
A new book, The Contrarian, takes a lacerating look at the uber-capitalist, libertarian, tax-hating PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel
BOOK REVIEW: The Master — a king with all the aces
Roger Federer has a claim to be tennis’s Goat — an effort of sheer willpower
BOOK REVIEW: The Power of Geography
To understand our past and where we’re going, we must grapple with geography
Wilbur Smith: fine line between fact and fiction
Wilbur Smith, who died this month, was a cracking storyteller and acclaimed writer. But by tweaking facts, his book ‘Rage’ got the events of the Sharpeville ...
How Damon Galgut fulfilled his promise
SA claims its fourth Booker prize, thanks to its ‘rich material’ of contradictions
Karen Jennings and Damon Galgut on the economics of writing
SA’s two Booker Prize-nominated authors reveal how they’ve struggled to make ends meet
BOOKS: Covid and the unexpected truth of a fragile globe
Lewis deciphers what the pandemic says about the quality of today’s leaders
BOOK REVIEW: Mythbusting economic clichés
With a sparkle, a new book looks at the way economies develop — from an African perspective
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Books that shine a light on friendship and why we’re so anxious today
Defending the indefensible: Malcolm Gladwell’s The Bomber Mafia
This book takes a clinical look at how two World War 2 US military leaders plotted a new way to wage war: from the sky, with bombs
BOOKS: Prose of a post-Arab spring Middle East
These novels provide insights from history, and stir emotions through stories that resonate
Christo Wiese: The three lessons I learnt from Steinhoff
An updated edition of Pieter du Toit’s book, ‘The Stellenbosch Mafia’, elaborates on the fallout between Johann Rupert and Christo Wiese, who has been badly ...
BOOK REVIEW: A look back on Beatlemania
Two new books about The Beatles have David Gorin and Sarah Buitendach’s words flowing out ‘like endless rain into a paper cup’
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From history in technicolour to a dystopian wake-up call, David Gorin rounds up his 10 literary picks for the holidays (and beyond)
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