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Month: February 2022

  • The Poisoners: On South Africa’s Toxic Past, 1973‒2020

    Imraan Coovadia, The Poisoners: On South Africa’s Toxic Past, 1973‒2020 (Cape Town: Umuzi, 2021) THE USE of poison as a political weapon is characteristic of fragile societies enveloped by suspicion and conspiracy. Imraan Coovadia opens […]

    February 23, 2022Book Reviews

     
  • Unpacking Cricket South Africa’s truth commission’s report

    TWO former South African cricket captains obstructed the careers of promising black test players, Khayelihle Zondo and Thami Tsolekeli. Another senior player indulged in racist language, which now forms part of a charge of gross […]

    February 21, 2022Sharp Thoughts

     
  • The ANC’s Last Decade: How the Decline of the Party Will Transform South Africa

    Ralph Mathekga, The ANC’s Last Decade: How the Decline of the Party will Transform South Africa (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2021) IN his foreword, Stephen Grootes makes the telling observation that in an age of growing […]

    February 21, 2022Book Reviews

     

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