Books

December 1, 2025

Book review 21: Purple Harmattan poetry anthology Elikplim Akorli

Purple Harmattan is an ode to the human experience. A reminder that we are more adaptive than we realise.
November 24, 2025

Book review 20: Interim Republic Ghana: the 1st Military Junta (1966-1969) Prof. Nana Essilfie-Conduah

A gift from my journey to Ghana-a country that didn't just welcome me, it found me.
November 18, 2025

Book review 19: A Passion For Freedom Mamphela Ramphele

Some books arrive exactly when your spirit is ready. This was one of them. A reminder that consciousness, courage and active citizenship are not optional-they are the backbone of freedom.
November 17, 2025

Book review 18: Nasty Women Talk Back Edited by Joy Watson & Amanda Gouws

Feminism didn't find me in theory-it found me in lived experience. This book took me back to the moments where girls were taught to serve and boys were taught to expect. We are done. We are unlearning. We are speaking back.
November 15, 2025

Book review 17: The Polygamist Sue Nyati

All that glitters is not gold. "The Polygamist" exposes the unseen layers behind glamour, wealth and curated identities. A necessary reminder to protect our peace in a world full of illusions.
October 15, 2025

Book 16 After the Fires:  Unlocking the Power of Letting Go Nozipho Tshabalala

If, like me, you've struggled with control, Nozipho Tshabalala's After the Fires will feel like both a mirror and a map-a reminder that letting go is not weakness, but power.
September 9, 2025

Book review 15: Saving South Africa, Lessons from the Umngeni Municipality success story Chris Pappas & Sandile Mnikathi 

Local power, national renewal I have always been fascinated by municipalities, because municipalities are the heartbeat of our communities. Their role goes far beyond collecting rates–they […]
September 1, 2025

Book review 14:  Coloured, How Classification Became Culture Tessa Dooms & Lynsey Ebony Chutel

Classification Became Culture–Now it’s time for conversations  Why Dooms and Chutels’s Coloured is a book every South African must read! Growing up in a predominantly coloured […]
August 24, 2025

Book review 13: Foundations of the New South Africa John Pampallis

Why knowing our past matters in the age of disinformation  As an avid social media user, I have witnessed the  growing comfort with spreading disinformation or […]

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