Month: August 2019

Tobacco Wars: Inside the Spy Games and Dirty Tricks of Southern Africa’s Cigarette Trade

Johann van Loggerenberg, Tobacco Wars: Inside the Spy Games and Dirty Tricks of Southern Africa’s Cigarette Trade (Tafelberg, 2019) SMOKING is considered by many a filthy habit, but according to Johann van Loggerenberg it is […]

August 25, 2019 / Book Reviews
For the People: A Small Town’s Struggle against Apartheid

Anelia Schutte, For the People: A Small Town’s Struggle against Apartheid (HQ, 2019) MUCH of the struggle against apartheid took place in dorps like Cradock and Oudtshoorn, their particular histories overshadowed by the main centres, […]

August 6, 2019 / Book Reviews

Tobacco Wars: Inside the Spy Games and Dirty Tricks of Southern Africa’s Cigarette Trade