Cold War Africa

Spies among the liberators

Part political thriller, part historical reckoning, the controversial book probes espionage claims that complicate the heroic narratives of Southern Africa’s liberation struggle

Reginald Ntomba

4 min read

In black and white: The Nkosi family circa 1942, in a photo taken on the steps of a church in Ferreirasdorp, Johannesburg. Morley Nkosi, author of the memoir The Way Home, is seated in the middle.

AFRICAN DIASPORA

22 AUG 2025

Exile in Cairo: Between the Nile and the struggle

Morley Nkosi recalls exile in Cairo, where cramped rooms, African solidarity and global politics shaped the uncertain journey to freedom

Morley Nkosi

8 min read