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LISTEN | Hedley Twidle and Mila de Villiers discuss 'Show Me the Place'

In this episode of Jonathan Ball Publishers’ Pagecast podcast, Mila de Villiers interviews Hedley Twidle about his latest collection of essays

Cape-peninsula , Western-cape , South-africa , Hedley-twidle , Cecil-rhodes , Rhodes-memorial , Show-me-the-place , Memory , Collection , History , Literature

LISTEN | Siphiwo Mahala discusses the 60th anniversary of William Bloke Modisane's 'Blame Me on History'

Feeling an exile in the country of his birth, the talented journalist and leading black intellectual William Bloke Modisane left South Africa in 1959.

South-africa , Sophiatown , Gauteng , South-africans , William-bloke-modisane , Siphiwo-mahala , Bloke-modisane , Episode , Podcast , Conversation , News24-books-editor-shaun-de-waal

LISTEN | Caster Semenya chats about her new book, 'The Race To Be Myself'

In this episode of Jonathan Ball Publishers' 'Pagecast' podcast, media and communications consultant Sias du Plessis chats with Caster Semenya.

Caster-semenya , Race-to-be-myself , The-race-to-be-myself , Consultant , Jonathan-ball-publishers , Sias-du-plessis , Pagecast , Olympic , Trevor-noah , Reaking-news , Eneral

LISTEN | An intoxicating mix from a prize-winning Ugandan novelist

Epic and deeply personal, the second novel from prize-winning author Jennifer Makumbi is an intoxicating mix of Ugandan folklore and modern feminism that will linger in the memory long after the final page.

Uganda , Ugandan , Jennifer-makumbi , Jennifer-nansubuga-makumbi , Kirabo , Mix , Manchester , Oneworld , Windham-campbell-prize , Lancaster-university , The-first-woman

LISTEN | Putting Pagad's reign of terror to rest

At the very dawn of the country’s brave new democracy, Cape Town was at war.

South-africa , Hollywood , California , United-states , Cape-town , Western-cape , Mark-shaw , Planet-hollywood , Pagad , Episode , Podcast , Author

LISTEN | A call to coloured communities to reclaim their identity

Coloured as an ethnicity and racial demographic is intertwined in the creation of the South Africa we have today.

South-africa , Eldorado-park , Gauteng , Eersterus , How-classification-became-cultured , Jonathan-ball-publishers , Communities , Coloured-how-classification-became-culture , Episode , Podcast , Tessa-dooms

LISTEN | Discussing a production journey and creative techniques

Explore the behind-the-scenes process of creating Jonathan Ball Publishers' inaugural audiobook 'Children of Sugarcane' by Joanne Joseph.

South-africa , India , South-african , Natal , Joanne-joseph , Roshina-ratnam , Jonathan-ball-publisher , Times-fiction , Sugarcane , Actress , Audiobook-children

LISTEN | Evert Kleynhans and David Brock Katz discuss '20 Battles' and the SA way of war

Over the past century South Africa’s military has established itself in several defining battles and operations. Preferring manoeuvre over attrition, and often punching above their weight, they have become known for their tenacity, dash and ability to defy the odds.

Bangui , Central-african-republic , South-africa , South-african , David-brock-katz , Evert-kleynhans , Archie-henderson , Jonathan-ball-publisher , South-african-way , Border-war , Battles