Opening up Soweto and Chatsworth with stories: a glowing review of Chatsworth in Business Day

Pravasan Pillay writes about another township, Chatsworth, in Durban. Seldom have I come across similar writing in which I can hardly wait for the next sentence. His collection could yet be remembered as the harbinger of a major authorship, up there with the very best in short SA fiction: Ivan Vladislavic, Nadine Gordimer and Hennie Aucamp. Read more.

Short, frantic and not that insightful: a review of Misadventures of a COPE volunteer by Michiel le Roux

Considering the leadership battles that continue to wrack the Congress of the People (COPE), it is sometimes hard to believe it was not too long ago that COPE was a newly formed party tipped by hopefuls to become a formidable black-led opposition to the African National Congress (ANC). After all, with the US having elected its first black president, why couldn’t SA undergo a similar radical and unlikely shake-up? Read more here