Reigniting the spirit of the UDF 40 years on

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As part of the 40-year anniversary commemoration of the launch of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Mitchell’s Plain on August 20 1983, several events are being ...

Book review: The Bitter Olive

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The Bitter OliveRonald SamuelsSsali Publishing HouseReview: Simonéh De BruinSuccessful businessman Ronald Samuels’ memoir, The Bitter Olive, is an unpretentious ...

Book review: Black Consciousness - A Love Story

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Black ConsciousnessA Love StoryHlumelo BikoJonathan Ball PublishersReview: Simonéh De BruinThis March, as we mark Human Rights Month, it is perhaps fitting that ...

Book review: The Heart is the Size of a Fist

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The Heart is the Size of a FistPP FourieKwela BooksReview: Simonéh de BruinThe subject matter PP Fourie tackles in his debut novel, The Heart is the Size of a Fist, ...

Book review: It’s Not a Big Thing in Life

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It’s Not a Big Thing in LifeArnie WitkinAngel Glow PressReview: Simonéh De BruinMany years ago, a colleague gave me a pocket-sized copy of Don’t Sweat the Small ...

Read of the Week

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Clearing the DarkHania AllenLittle BrownReview: Simoné* De BruinSet in Dundee in Scotland, this crime novel features Polish detective Sergeant Dania Gorska, an unusual ...