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 drawings of 365 of SA’s top buildings are now on show
Authors use wit and laughter to shine a light on a serious subject
There is a vast hidden cost to the metal that goes into your phone or car
A new book, The Contrarian, takes a lacerating look at the uber-capitalist, libertarian, tax-hating PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel
Roger Federer has a claim to be tennis’s Goat — an effort of sheer willpower
To understand our past and where we’re going, we must grapple with geography
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 ...
SA claims its fourth Booker prize, thanks to its ‘rich material’ of contradictions
SA’s two Booker Prize-nominated authors reveal how they’ve struggled to make ends meet
Lewis deciphers what the pandemic says about the quality of today’s leaders
With a sparkle, a new book looks at the way economies develop — from an African perspective
Books that shine a light on friendship and why we’re so anxious today
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
These novels provide insights from history, and stir emotions through stories that resonate
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 ...
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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