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Review of Kill Yourself & Count to 10 by Gordon Torr

Posted on September 1, 2014September 1, 2014 by Zoe Hinis

Reproduced in full with kind permission from the Sunday Times. For an entire generation of South Africans, the Border War… Read more Review of Kill Yourself & Count to 10 by Gordon Torr

Review of ‘White Dog Fell From The Sky’ by Eleanor Morse

Posted on April 29, 2013April 29, 2013 by Zoe Hinis

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­A book that deals with apartheid will always tread on treacherous ground – who has the right to write about… Read more Review of ‘White Dog Fell From The Sky’ by Eleanor Morse

Review of “Two Brothers” by Ben Elton

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Zoe Hinis

Two Brothers by Ben Elton I don’t usually dip into historical fiction, as the writers often hide poor character-building behind… Read more Review of “Two Brothers” by Ben Elton

This is Your Revolutionary Reading

Posted on November 22, 2011November 22, 2011 by Zoe Hinis

Today, South African media is taking to the streets to protest the battering-ram speed of the Secrecy Bill being pushed… Read more This is Your Revolutionary Reading

Banned Book Week

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Zoe Hinis

Censorship says more about the people that ban the books than the authors that wrote them. According to the American… Read more Banned Book Week

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  • Doing karate while #pregnant: a guide for those trying to juggle pregnancy and martial arts youtu.be/eR4cKE8zJW8… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 months ago
  • We see you in the parking lot, laptop out as you work by the cabin light of your car. Another kid doing homework in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 8 months ago
  • @CapitecBankSA No matter how many passwords I try, I keep getting kicked back to this screen, even with a 20+ chara… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 11 months ago

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