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THE MISERY MERCHANTS: LIFE AND DEATH IN A PRIVATE SOUTH AFRICAN PRISON by Ruth Hopkins (Jacana)

Three new nonfiction book reviews

Shaun de Waal reviews three nonfiction books by Ruth Hopkins, Philippa Garson and Tom Eaton

Bob Woolmer: The death of a legacy

In an age in which people assume character by observing idiosyncrasies, Bob Woolmer’s laptop had taken on profoundly different meanings for fans spread out across the vast…

It can only get better

<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=cwc_home"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/300732/Icon_CWC.gif" align=left border=0></a>That is what hosting the…

Mince quietly and carry a big schtick

Has Mark Boucher unwittingly unleashed a tidal wave of vaudeville on an unsuspecting Australian cricket team? This was the question on every drama queen’s glossed and outlined…

ANC sez DA R skrwd :-)

Has the party you voted for in 1994 started taking you for granted? When was the last time your premier wrote you a love letter or ate strawberries out of your navel? Got an urge…

Prepare to repel boarders

The little Dutch family was translucently white where it stood gazing out to sea from the Promenade. They had swaddled themselves in linen to look like albino Touareg nomads, and…

This is it: Election infomercial hell

<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/41909/10-X-Logo.gif" align=left>If Thabo Mbeki wants to live to see his third term, he should reconsider the tactic of pressing the…

There’s a kind of hush

It’s been a confusing few months for world-weary observers of African elections, as they’ve sat and watched South Africa and waited for the smoke to rise. Where’s all the razor…