It was a shocking news story at the time: in September 1978 an Air Rhodesia Viscount on a flight from Kariba to Salisbury was shot down by rebels.
Driven Barnard came from behind to perform world first heart transplant
Latest Charlie Parker thriller cuts to the bone… and them some, writes Vivien Horler
Desperate, compassionate and often funny, this is a great read
Introductory paragraphs throw a light on the creative process of a literary master, writes Vivien Horler
This is the kind of book you want to start again when you’ve reached the end
First half is highly readable, with some funny parts, writes Vivien Horler
But the first half is highly readable with some funny parts, writes Vivien Horler
Zambian writer Namwali Serpell has won the 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing, and has pledged to share her prize with the runners-up, two of whom are South African ...
This is a moving novel, sometimes funny and wacky, sometimes tragic, and usually interesting
So you’ve read the Fifty Shades series. And if you loved them, the good news is that there’s more. If you didn’t, you might as well stop reading right now
Marlene van Niekerk’s ‘Triomf’ and ‘Agaat’ ‘the reason people read novels’
If you’ve ever been puzzled whether to pronounce John Cleese’s surname as “clees” or “cleez”, this first volume of his autobiography makes it clear.
This book is about the consequences of a farm murder, and a slain mother unable to leave this world while her daughter’s life is unresolved
After a career in journalism spanning 37 years, Cape Argus Environment and Science Writer John Yeld retires today.
The successful crime writer continues his ‘incredible journey’ with hero Benny Griessel, writes Vivien Horler
A first for the author and a first for Zimbabwe, We Need New Names explores the identity of dislocation, writes Vivien Horler
Two bills aimed at incorporating the conventions into South African law are due to be tabled in Parliament.
The centuries-old remains of a teen could provide us with valuable insight into those who once lived in the Western Cape, writes Vivien Horler.
A private game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal is taking no chances with the risk posed by poachers, and has assigned guards to their special charges, writes Vivien Horler. ...
A new book recounts the tales of the workers on Cape wine farms
The burglar who escaped from a V&A Waterfront store with loot worth more than R5-million was badly cut as he wriggled out of the display window - and Charles Greig ...
The future of the Brett Kebble Art Awards is in the balance after his murder in Johannesburg.