Creator
Shaun de Waal has worked at the Mail & Guardian since 1989. He was literary editor from 1991 to 2006 and chief film critic for 15 years. He is now editor-at-large. Recent publications include Exposure: Queer Fiction, 25 Years of the Mail & Guardian and Not the Movie of the Week.
Helen Zille decries using ‘lived experience’ in woke arguments, but does so herself in her latest book, says Shaun de Waal
Stephen Gray made an immense, long contribution to the South African literary landscape across many genres, but it was poetry that he described as ‘the main activity of my life’
A new book draws on the secret archive of NP justice minister Kobie Coetsee to paint a detailed picture of the lead-up to Nelson Mandela’s release. Shaun de Waal spoke to…
Shaun de Waal reviews three nonfiction books by Ruth Hopkins, Philippa Garson and Tom Eaton
Two books on two media outlets, Daily Maverick and Independent newspapers, tell stories of success and failure
Film-makers fear that two new laws will affect the viability of productions
Automation is unstoppable, but if we’re strategic about its implementation, it presents major opportunities
Snowdon’s book tells the world about his work for the US government, and how he grew disaffected with what they were up to
This book is an important fightback against the re-emergence of racist genetic determinism
One might say that all the doors we pass through in our lives are ours. They belong to us, just because we passed through them, or we belong to them
Migrant workers faced many depredations on their railway trips to and from Mozambique
My fresh billing crisis goes back nearly two years now
Two books, one political and the other about trade, brings home that we’re a country of spooks
The prayers of the ATM, which is a different kind of ATM to the one Shepherd Bushiri would like to make of me, are more apparent
If we are not thinking of a quill, when we say someone has “penned” a book, are we thinking of a standard ballpoint pen?
When Love Books in Melville threw a party to celebrate its 10th birthday, owner Kate Rogan said in her speech that she’d been rather put out when, in the bookshop’s first mention…
Carastavrakis wants to help others and give them the benefit of his experience
When someone with such a magnificent name, and holding such an impressive position, tells you something, you have to believe her
The fight for press freedom and against Hlaudi’s antics is documented by one of the SABC8
Author probes battles of security and gangsters
