The Unlikely Secret Agent <br> by Ronnie Kasrils fantasyIt is 1963. South Africa is in crisis and the white state is under siege. On 19 August the dreaded Security Police swoop on Griggs bookstore in downtown Durban and arrest Eleanor, the daughter of the manageress. They threaten to 'break her or hang her' if she does not lead them to her lover, 'Red' Ronnie Kasrils, who is wanted on suspicion of involvement in recent acts of sabotage, including the toppling of electricity pylons and explosions at a
The recipes are spiced with conversations
from nature to the difficulty of truly seeing
When he was eventually released from detention in September 1988 the bird was on his shoulder
readers are able to choose their own journey through the story
Mourning her own mother's recent suicide
is investigating corruption in the post-apartheid administration
John Eppel is an English literature teacher in Bulawayo
adored by critics and readers alike
from slums and shanties of the old Indian Location to the comfortable suburbs reserved for whites
Twice his mother - the "city girl" - took him to a doctor to have the "fevers" cured
A guide to all things sex and sexuality
A stepping stone in the process of documenting and conserving South Africa's huge diversity of insect life
