Open Book Podcast

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Lebohang Masango, Thandiwe Ntshinga and Sue Nyamnjoh talk to Dela Gwala about navigating postcolonial reality.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Tessa Dooms, Nadia Kamies and Patric Tariq Mellet speak to Lester Kiewit about grappling with the past to imagine a future.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

In this event, Marina Auer, Diane Awerbuck and Moshitadi Lehlomela speak to Sara-Jayne Makwala King about the vulnerabilities of young women.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

In this event, Zoey Black, Maneo Mohale and Manila von Teez explore Cape Town's "queer capital" claims in the company of Lwando Scott.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

Hugo ka Canham, Maneo Mohale and Jarred Thompson speak to Pumla Dineo Gqola about finding new ways to live.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

In this event, Sarah Isaacs, Wisani Mushwana and Gail Schimmel speak to Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni about the pervasive impacts of shame.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

In this event, Sven Axelrad, Sam Beckbessinger and Busisekile Khumalo speak to Daniella Djan about complex friendships.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

Athambile Masola, Nombeko Nontshokweni and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, speak to Pumelela Nqelenga about writing to fill in gaps, unsilence and heal.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

In this event, Andrew Brown, Craig Higginson and Farai Mudzingwa speak to Ziyanda Stuurman about the impact on the people who have to fight.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

This is Q&A session with Nombeko and Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni that followed the screening of Nobuntu, the personal journey of a daughter who helps her mother fulfill a life-long dream to publish a treasured 40-year-old manuscript.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

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