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/ 10 September 2008
Anthony Egan reviews A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif.
The books of Michiel Heyns deserve to resonate at the bookshop sales counter, says Anthony Egan.
The <i>Guardian</i> was something of a legend in the anti-apartheid struggle. James Zug admirably brings out its complexity in his well-written and highly engaging book <i>The Guardian: The History of South Africa’s Extraordinary Anti-Apartheid Newspaper</i> (Unisa Press and Michigan State University Press).
Ordinary people, given the right motivation and circumstances, can easily make the jump to suicide bomber, writes Anthony Egan.
Historian Jeremy Krikler provides an in-depth account of the white miners’ revolt and subsequent racial killings in 1922, writes Anthony Egan.
In his debut novel, <i>The Native Commissioner </i>, Shaun Johnson shows us the corrosive and evil side of apartheid, but without bashing us over the head with the obvious, writes Anthony Egan.
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/ 3 February 2006
Jeff Guy delves into the 1906 Zulu uprising and the murder of two colonials in his new novel, <i>The Maphumulo Uprising: War, Law and Ritual in the Zulu Rebellion</i>. Anthony Egan reports.
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/ 13 December 2005
Anthony Egan reviews two new books, which go a considerable way to helping us see the new South African Police Service (SAPS) more fairly.
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/ 9 December 2005
Although the subject matter is grim and a sense of outrage at the neglect of sick people frequently surfaces, Johan Steyn’s first novel, <i>Father Michael’s Lottery</i>, is not an angry novel, writes Anthony Egan.
Does South Africa really need nuclear power to meet its energy needs? David Fig’s short book, <i>Questioning South Africa’s Nuclear Direction </i> is a systematic plea against the extension of nuclear energy in South Africa. Anthony Egan reports.