Polity Author Articles

The House at 6001: A Memoir of Uprising and Exile

Drawing on unsealed government documents, interviews and her own personal journey to revisit her family history and home, Diseko offers a moving memoir of resistance, secrets and the lasting cost of freedom.

Loud Explosions, Silenced Cries: Reflections on the War in Gaza

Loud Explosions, Silenced Cries invites readers to engage with the moral questions of conflict; it challenges their perspectives and aims to cultivate empathy in a world torn apart by this tragedy.

Facing the Heat in South Africa

Southern Africa is heating at twice the global average. With the failure of the UN multi-lateral process to rapidly phase out fossil fuels, the world has lost the opportunity to prevent a 1.5°C overshoot. South Africa and the region have to brace for 3°C of heating.

From Predator To Prey: Leadership Lessons from the African Wild and Beyond

For Letlhokwa George Mpedi, a journey through South Africa’s Kruger National Park transformed from merely a game drive to a masterclass in leadership.

Escaping The Sun: My Life Beyond Sol Kerzner – Peter Venison

Hot on the heels of Venison’s award-winning bestseller SOL: My Friend & Adversary, ESCAPING THE SUN is the blazing, untold story of a man who lived in the orbit of a giant, and finally broke free.