Books

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 […]
August 17, 2025

Book review 12: Thomas Sankara An African Revolutionary Ernest Harsh

In a continent often divided by politics, Sankara’s visionary leadership empowered citizens and promoted inclusive governance. I’ve recently finished a few books in the past couple […]
June 13, 2025

Book review: The Zulus of New York Zakes Mda

One of my favourite African authors is Zakes Mda. I consider him to be a giant in the African literature arena. What I love about his […]
June 4, 2025

Book review: Romancing Ghanaland Kofi Akpabli

It sure does feel good to be back or did I even leave?  We need time off social media. Wait let me rephrase, social media detoxing […]
April 30, 2025

Book review: This Mournable Body Tsitsi Dangarembga

Tsitsi Dangarembga is the girl she thinks she is. A while back I reviewed her debut novel Nervous Conditions. By a while back, I would say […]
March 28, 2025

Book review: The Fall of the ANC Prince Mashele & Mzukisi Qoba

By now my fellow readers have established that deep inside of me lives a political animal, that will one day emerge as a Political Analyst. Whilst, […]
March 25, 2025

Book review: Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom

I am back with book review seven. After device issues here and there. Again, a much needed break in between to just reflect a little bit. […]

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