North of Dawn by Nuruddin Farah

Joanne Joseph is joined by acclaimed Somali novelist, Nuruddin Farah to delve into his latest offering "North of Dawn". In this intimate interview, he shares about the guilt he had to deal with after his sister died in a similar manner to one of his characters in "Hiding in Plain sight". He felt th…

Fiona Barton’s 'The Suspect' – a gripping thriller with a deeply personal twist

New York Times bestselling author, Fiona Barton, has brought out a new crime fiction thriller called "The Suspect". This novel moves away from her previous English settling to the throbbing streets of Thailand, where two British eighteen-year-old girls go missing during their gap year. This time, B…

The Survivors: Surviving Sidney Frankel

In the first installment of “The survivors” series, Joanne sits down with Nicci Diamond Levenstein who along with her brother were the first complaints in the Sidney Frankel sexual assault case. The group of complainants became known as the Frankel 8. They never had the opportunity to confront him …

Remarkable Love: Terry-Ann and Dumisa Mathabathe love story

For the month of February, Joanne took a journey with various couples to explore their love stories. In this episode, Terry- Ann and Dumisa Mathabathe share their love story. What began as a match-fixing exercise by Dumisa, trying to fix Terry-Ann up with a friend, ended with him falling in love wi…

Remarkable Love: The Jay Naidoo and Lucie Pagé Love story

For the month of February, Joanne takes a journey with various couples to explore their love stories. In this episode, anti- Apartheid activist Jay Naidoo and award-winning writer & journalist, Lucie Pagé share their love story with Joanne Joseph. Their relationship with their mothers is what drew …

Healing with indigenous African Superfoods

Medical doctor, Dr Mavhungu Nelwamondo is the firebrand behind Modern Traditions.  She uses South African indigenous food as part of a strategy to combat contemporary lifestyle diseases like diabetes and hypertension. Her vegan food range includes a decadent chocolate ice cream and a gluten-free so…

House of Stones by Novuyo Tshuma

In the chronic turmoil of modern Zimbabwe, Abednego and Agnes Mlambo’s teenage son, Bukhosi, has gone missing, and the Mlambos fear the worst. Their enigmatic lodger, Zamani, seems to be their last, best hope for finding him. Since Bukhosi’s disappearance, Zamani has been preternaturally helpful: h…

Roedean Upper Junior School Kids Literacy Quiz Team review holiday reads

We're having a bit of fun this week, and what better way to do that, than with books? They make great gifts, particularly for children, in a country where we're trying to cultivate a much stronger reading culture. We invited some members of the Roedean Literary Quiz team in to review a few books fo…

Born in the wrong body: Transgender Teens

In a conversation inspired by Wits University’s decision to do away with gender prefixes in the University’s communication to students. Joanne Joseph sits down with three transgender boys and their mothers to speak on how the current education policies infringe on the gender expression.

A dream to reach Mars

Khutso Ngoaseng the Manager for the Science Data Processor team at the SKA tells Joanne Joseph about how his dream to be a part of a team that works in the laboratories on MARS has led him to being a part of the SKA team .