Most people feel proud finishing a trilogy. Maybe a six-book series, if they're dedicated. But some book series out there ...

Diana Ferrus was a writer and cultural icon who proudly identified as Khoi (a South African indigenous group) and a ...

Jolene Bester, a Weltevreden Park mother, has turned her son’s journey with Down syndrome into a children’s book. Stephan with his parents, Andre and Jolene Bester. Photo: Sup ...

Though it’s titled Lemoene, lemoene, lemoene, lemoene, lemoene (“Oranges”, times five), creative all-rounder Kanya Viljoen’s ...

Suffering from heart failure, his lower eyelids discoloured and swollen, apartheid’s killing machine, Eugene de Kock (77), ...

The Johannesburg station bomb and a BBC TV programme. On July 24, 1964, a bomb made mainly from sticks of dynamite and petrol ...

In South Africa today, almost everyone has an opinion about education and schooling. Some people think there have been vast ...

Part horror, part fable, the latest novel by Marie NDiaye to be translated into English is an exacting portrait of domestic ...

Books by Marie NDiaye, Daniel Kehlmann and Rene Karabash are among the shortlisted titles for the major award for fiction ...

The brightest reads of early 2026 include captivating crime novels, a searing family satire and a "Princess Bride"-esque ...

A former teacher and a literacy expert team up to compile a list of products and tips to help teach kids to read.

They say April showers bring May flowers, but in 2026, the first month of spring also promises to bring an amazing list of books by Black authors.