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7 Episodes
LISTEN | Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow author Damilare Kuku on butts, family and Nigerian life
Karabo Kgoleng talks to Damilare Kuku, author of Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow, on her recent visit to South Africa
‘Moruti wa scooter’ – Lesley Mofokeng on his grandfather, the minister on a scooter
In The Man Who Shook Mountains: In the Footsteps of My Ancestors (Jonathan Ball), journalist Lesley Mofokeng investigates the life of his remarkable grandfather, Mongangane Wilfred Mofokeng.
Onkabetse Rethabile Masobe talks Daddy Issues
Onkabetse Rethabile Masobe explores the issues of patriarchy, the absence of some fathers, their refusal to truly parent their children, toxic masculinity, and the immense burden of mothers trying to fill the gap. Masobe spoke to Karabo Kgoleng about Daddy Issues and her work in this area.
Mervyn Sloman on Open Book Festival: A safe space for difficult conversations
Cape Town’s Open Book Festival kicks off at the District Six Museum Homecoming Centre.
Clare: The Killing of a Gentle Activist
The story of the gentle activist whose killing in KZN remains an unsolved mystery. Christopher Clark has written an account of this event, as well as of Clare’s life and the aftermath of her death.
Jackie Phamotse on sex crimes, her bestselling ‘Bare’ series of novels – and being a self-published author
Karabo Kgoleng went looking for Jackie Phamtose at the Mall of Africa in Midrand. She found the bestselling author at her book-signing event at Exclusive Books, sitting confidently next to a beautifully merchandised collection of her titles.
LISTEN | Poem: and we lived forever
Dominique Botha reads a poem from her book Donkerberg / Bloodwood.