Books by FCA Members

House of War

Hamilton Wende (Exclusive Books and Penguin Books 2009)

Between Dogs and Wolves -- Growing up with South Africa

Jodi Bieber (2006, published in UK, SA, France, Italy and Holland)

Dewi Lewis (UK)

Mets and Schilt (Holland)

Double Storey (SA)

Editions de l'Oeil (France)

Contrasto (Italy)

Can also be purchased on Amazon

Other books published and edited by FCA members:

The Wonga Coup
Adam Roberts (The Economist)
The true story of an attempted coup by British and South African mercenaries in Equatorial Guinea in 2004. The case eventually embroiled Mark Thatcher, son of the British ex-prime minister Margaret Thatcher, as well as Simon Mann, an SAS-trained soldier and aristocrat. It is a story of oil, mercenaries, breathtaking greed and a daring plot that goes terribly wrong. Some 70 men are thrown into terrifying African prisons. An establishment Washington DC bank is destroyed. But the scramble for Africa's oil goes on.

A Few Days More: The Story of a Young Woman Living with HIV in Botswana
Anna Koblanck (Dagens Nyheter, Sweden)
When Patience Botshelo was the most sick she weighed only 28.5 kilos, and the HIV virus came very close to taking her life. In this book this single mother from Selebi-Phikwe in Botswana shares her life story and everyday struggles with the author, who spent three months living with Patience at her home. The book also depicts Botswana's response to an epidemic that touches every aspect of society. First published in Swedish in April 2004, now available in English in a free edition distributed by the Swedish aid agency Sida and Safaids.

A Free Mind: Ahmed Kathrada's Notebook from Robben Island
Edited by Sahm Venter (Freelance for Scotland on Sunday and Belfast Telegraph)
A fascinating collection of poetry, songs and quotations from liberation struggle hero Ahmed Kathrada's 26 years in apartheid prisons.

An Outbreak of Peace: Angola's Situation of Confusion
Justin Pearce (Africa Website Correspondent for BBC)
A well reported study of Angola after the death of rebel leader Jonas Savimbi. Peace has brought new opportunity to the former Portuguese colony, but new problems as well. Justin Pearce was based in Angola for the BBC in 2001 and 2002.

What Happens After Mugabe?
Geoff Hill (Washington Times)
What will it take to rebuild Zimbabwe after Mugabe has gone? Can education and medical standards be restored? Should there be war crimes trials? Can law and order be re-established? This well researched book makes the case that Zimbabwe can be rebuilt - but that it won't be easy.

The King's Shilling
Hamilton Wende (freelance writer/producer for BBC)
Set around the 1916 battle of Salaita Hill this gripping novel examines two compelling tales. One investigates the repercussions of war while the other bears testimony to the strength and hope that the memory of a loved one at home provides. How do you reconcile duty with compassion? This is a question Wende's characters must ask themselves as they set off, after the battle, on a journey - deep into enemy territory - to track down two of the soldiers who fled under fire, driven by fear and the rage of betrayal.

Something to Write Home About
Edited by Claude Colart (freelance for Sky News and CNN) and Sahm Venter (freelance for Scotland on Sunday and Belfast Telegraph)
A collection of writing by journalists from around the world about how encounters and events have touched them during the course of their duties. This book is a tribute to fallen colleagues and all royalties are donated to the Miguel Gil Moreno Foundation and the Kerem Lawton Fund set up in memory of two journalists killed in the line of duty. Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Soweto Inside Out
Edited by Adam Roberts (The Economist) and Joe Thloloe
A follow-up to "From Jo'burg to Jozi", "Soweto Inside Out" concentrates on Johannsburg's vibrant township that has come to represent the struggle against apartheid and the hopes of a new South Africa. More than 40 writers and journalists including Aggrey Klaaste, Sam Nhlengethwa, Sandile Memela, Anthony Sampson write about their Soweto experiences.

Where We Have Hope
Andy Meldrum (The Guardian)
Journalist Andrew Meldrum was deported from Zimbabwe in 2003 for writing 'bad things' about President Robert Mugabe's regime. This is Meldrum's story and the story of a country and a people that he fell in love with after arriving as a young reporter in 1982.

Beyond the Miracle
Allister Sparks (FCA Honorary member)
Sparks , a distinguished South African journalist whose 1990 book "The Mind of South Africa" was one of the seminal reads of the late apartheid era, takes a look at the first decade of democratic government in South Africa . Importantly, Sparks places South Africa's challenges in a global context and asks whether it can create a truly nonracial, multicultural, and multiparty democracy.

Black, White and Grey: Ethics in South African Journalism
Franz Kruger (Radio Netherlands)
The South African media sometimes struggle to find the right frame of reference when dealing with the massive changes the country has been through. Franz Krüger's book looks at some of the ethical controversies that have erupted in the last few years around issues ranging from race, to relations with the new democratic government, to privacy.

The Battle for Zimbabwe
Geoff Hill (The Washington Times)
A lively recounting of Zimbabwe 's history and a perceptive examination of Zimbabwe's present problems. Particularly strong on the land invasions and the 2002 presidential elections.

From Jo'burg to Jozi: Stories about Africa's infamous city
Edited by Heidi Holland and Adam Roberts (The Economist)
A collection of 60 views of modern Johannesburg by journalists, poets and writers who are inspired or enraged by the bustling city. South Afrcan contributors include Zakes Mda, Rian Malan, Christopher Hope, Phaswane Mpe, Darrel Bristow-Bovey, Ivan Vladislavic and John Matshikiza. Outsiders include many FCA members and other writers such as Anthony Sampson.