South Africa In The News

• Oscar Pistorius and US investigators
• Epic rugby test - All Blacks on top
• Diamonds world tour - Rihanna
• Controversial reviews for Operation Genocide

A Novelist Speaks: I left my heart in Africa...

A Novelist Speaks: I left my heart in Africa...: OPERATION: GENOCIDE   (Stairway Press, 17 September 2013) is a book close to my heart. Very close. So close, it could have been written on ...

Review For Murder @ Work

What a fantastic review for "Murder @ Work"! "... a tightly plotted mystery with a terrific cast of characters and a unique setting ... " Read it in full here.

The Pistorius Case - Leaked Photos

The shooting that shook South Africa. Read about photos leaked to the press here.

Mandela sued by his daughters

Mandela's daughters sue their father for the control of his money and art. (more)

The whole nation is asking this same question!!

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In the South African Parliament recently, an MP during his speech told a story:

"There was a father who gave 100 Rand each to his 3 sons and asked them to buy things and fill up a room completely.

First son bought hay for 100 Rand - but couldn't fill the room entirely.

Second son bought cotton for 100 Rand - but couldn't fill the room entirely.

Third son bought a candle for 1 Rand - and lit it up and the room was filled with light completely.

The proud MP declared: "Our President Jacob Zuma is like the third son. From the day he has taken charge of his office, our country is filled with the bright light of prosperity"

A voice from the backbench asked "Where is the remaining 99 Rand?"

Let's start at the very beginning....

What are some of the first lines you remember?

• To begin at the beginning, I record that I was born.
• Last night, I dreamt of Manderley again.
• The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

See more here.

Crafting a good mystery

How do you craft a good mystery? (more)

2030 vision

"Increase the quality of education so that all children have at least two years of preschool education and all children in Grade 3 can read and write".

Is the 2030 vision blind? Find out here.

Want to read about better times? Read this South African Cozy Murder Mystery bestseller by author Yvonne Walus.

South African Champion

A South African champion, who never had a chance to compete in the Olympics, died earlier this week. In her time, she was the youngest world-record holder. Read more.

Announcing "Operation: Genocide"

An inhuman agenda…

In 1982, Annette Pretorius lives a life of privilege afforded to those of European descent in South Africa, but when her husband is murdered, she discovers a shattering secret: he’d been commissioned by the whites-only South African government to develop a lethal virus aimed at controlling the growth of the black population--already oppressed under the cruel system of apartheid.

A clandestine organization…

The murder came with a warning to Annette from a secretive organization: keep our secrets or you too will die. Captain Trevor Watson, Annette’s former boyfriend, is appointed to lead the investigation. Watson’s loyalty is tested as the evidence stacks against his high school sweetheart.

And the killing isn’t over yet…

When the investigation points in a terrifying direction, Annette and Watson face a wrenching choice: protect those they love or sacrifice all to save innocents from racial extermination.  

Operation: Genocide by Yvonne Walus. Coming out soon from Stairway Press.  

A controversial song

Watch it here.

Eugene de Kock and Dirk Coetzee

Eugene de Kock and Dirk Coetzee - once sworn enemies, now reconciled in the face of death. The one was a police hit squad commander, now serving two life sentences in jail. The other was the whistle-blower.

Read more.

South Africa's systems of education and first-rung employment are broken

"While the country scrambles back into schools and universities, we have to wonder if we are not guilty of perpetuating a defunct system which fails to prepare people for life and gainful employment."
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