The official Bafana Bafana album, Shapa Bafana Shapa, gave me so much more listening pleasure than I initially thought it would. A two disc collection of great South African music old and new, it really does feature something for everyone – and I’m not just saying that for fun. The first disc features 20 tracks that’ll […]
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I first heard of Marina Diamandis from a friend who waxed lyrical about this young Welsh woman who looks like a young Catherine Zeta Jones. A passing reference to Tori Amos was made, and I do remember raising an eyebrow ever so slightly on hearing that. I’m afraid I’m one of Those Fans – someone […]
When 29 Gifts landed on my desk for review I was not the most excited person. I am not much of an MBS (Mind, Body, Spirit) reader but I thought to myself I should at least give it a chance. It is a story about Cami Walker (author) who, at 33, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis – […]
Exclus1ves’ Lood du Plessis had the opportunity to catch up with Jon Ronson, journalist, documentary filmmaker and author of The Men Who Stare at Goats. Exclus1ves: First of all, thank you very much for agreeing to do this interview with us. For our readers who are not familiar with you, could you describe yourself in […]
Brendan Jack, “TV & film writer, producer, performer, voice-over artist, director, nichmarketer, podcast host, courier to the stars, and occasional human,” recently spoke to local author Alistair Morgan, and has kindly given us permission to post the podcast on Exclus1ves.co.za. Listen to the podcast HERE. Alistair Morgan was born in Johannesburg in 1971. He lives […]
Popular angel author, teacher and healer Diana Cooper took some time out of her busy schedule to take part in an email interview with Exclus1ves’ Graeme Shackleford, ahead of her trip to South Africa in May 2010. On three dates between 15-22 May, Diana will will share why 2012 is so important and the awesome […]
Peter Robinson grew up in Yorkshire, and now lives in Canada. His bestselling, critically acclaimed ‘Inspector Banks’ series has won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe. Exclus1ve’s Graeme Shackleford met up with Peter when he was in South Africa last year to promote his latest book, The Price of Love, a […]
Good day and thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to do this interview. EB: For our readers who are not familiar with Patrick Holford as an author, can you tell us more about yourself? PH: The Dalai Lama once said that every human being has two fundamental desires: to be happy […]
A former high school teacher, Ndumiso Ngcobo has penned two best-selling collections of sharp, satirical essays on contemporary South African issues, ‘Some of My Best Friends are White’ and ‘Is It Coz I’m Black?’, both published by Two Dogs. This urban Zulu spear-chugger is a regular blogger on ‘Thought Leader’. His blog can be found […]
Who doesn’t love John Crace? The creator of the “digested read” was in Cape Town recently for the Open Book festival; here’s his latest rumination, this time over a Dickens classic: It was Christmas Eve and I was alone in the nettled churchyard visiting the graves of my parents and their five infant children when […]
