THE books you should have on your
to-read list.
DRT
DRTLALENGMOFOKENG
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DRTLALENGMOFOKENGis
oneofthecountry’sgreatest
voicesonsexualhealth,
contributingtovarious
radioandprintoutlets.
Shediscussessexand
everythingthatcomes
alongwithit inthemost
honest,comfortableand
enlighteningway,whichis
whatmakeshernewbookDr
T:A GuideToSexualHealth
&Pleasuresoaccessible
andliberating.DrT goes
overimportantinformation
aboutanatomyandhealth
whilegivingadviceaswellas
factsonpleasureandsexual
rights.Thebookis anhonest
examinationofanoften
uncomfortablesubjectand
Mofokenghandlesit with flareanda gooddealofhumour, too. A must-
read for everyone.LEANOUT
MELISSAORR
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EVENin 2019 theissueofthegenderpay
gapremainsa troublingreality,andis a
majorthemeinLeanOuttbyMelissaOrr,
who,havingspent 15 yearsworkingwith
techgiantsGoogleandFacebook,tacklesthe
criticalquestion:Whathavewegotwrong
aboutwomenatwork?Theauthorshares
whatit’sreallylikefortoday’scorporate
underdogs;basedonbothin-depthresearch
andpersonalexperiences,LeanOutseeksto
uncoverwhywomenarestillbeingtreated
unfairlyintheworkplace,presentingsome
compellingnewarguments.A brilliantread
whichis suretoleaveyouangry,inspired
and,mostimportantly, determined to make
a change.SKINDEEP
GAVINEVANS
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THEtopicofraceis oftenanawkwardone,
whetheryou’reonhomesoilorabroad,but
it’ssomethingGavinEvanstackleshead-on
ina profoundandthought-provokingway
inhisnewbookSkinDeep. Examiningthe
latestresearchonhowintelligencedevelops
andlayingoutnewdiscoveriesingenetics,
palaeontology,archaeologyandanthropology
tounearththetruthaboutoursharedpast,
SkinDeepdemolishestheperniciousmyththat
ourraceis ourdestinyandinsteadrevealswhat
reallymakesuswhoweare.Thisis a bookthat
is boundtochallengeyour previous ideas about
identity and prejudice.DIEPAD
ANDRESCHWARTZ
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ANDRESCHWARTZ, oneofthemost
respectedAfrikaanssingersinthe
country,givesusa stunningnewalbum
thisyear,DiePad, featuringthepowerful
titletrack,whichoverflowswithpassion,
emotionandexceptionalsongwriting– a
tasteofwhatfanscanexpectonthe
restofthealbum.Whileremainingin
theadultcontemporaryspaceAndrehasstillallowedhimselftobe
inspiredwiththemoderndirectionpopmusichastakenoverthepast
fewyears.Thealbumfeatures 10 brand-neworiginaltracksandfour
bonustracksthatincludeexistinghitslikePianoMan,LiefVirAllesHier
andmore,andoneofthehighlightsis thepowerfulduetheperforms
withthelegendaryYvonneChakaChakatitledI DareToDream– an
inspiringtrackthatcelebratesthebestbothacts.Andrehasproved
he’sa powerhouseandthisalbumcontinues to build on his legacy.
El’s Favourite Track: Tweede KansINMYDEFENSE
IGGYAZALEA
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IGGYAZALEA’Shighlyanticipated
secondstudioalbumInMyDefense
showstherapperhasworkedhard
onhercraft;it’scertainlymore
polishedintermsoflyricism,delivery
andproduction.Unfortunately,
it’salsooneofthemostconfusing
raprecordsoftheyear.Whileher
skillis undeniable,Iggyseemsto
bedisconnectedfromherfansand
hascreatedsomethingbuiltoutof
hip-hoptrendsratherthanthespark
thatfirsthadherstandout,sounding
morelikea wannaberapperwithno
senseofidentitythanthehitmaker
behindtrackslikeFancy,BlackWidow
andWalk.
El’sFavouriteTrack:SallyWalker
DUCK
KAISERCHIEFS
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ENGLISHindierockersKaiser
Chiefs’seventhstudioalbumDuck
provestheycanstillcreatestadium-
sizedhits.Liketheirpreviouswork
thisis a feel-good,toe-tapping
collection,comprising 11 catchy
newtracksyou’reboundtobe
singingalongto.Thatsaid, isn’t
anythingwehaven’theardfrom
thegroupbefore.It wouldhave
beennicetoseethemtryand
updatetheirsounda littlebit.
Thetracksaresocatchy,though,
thattheycaneasilygetawaywith
stickingtothesame-oldsame-old.
Duckkis polishedandshowsyou
can’tgettoomuchofa good thing.
El’sFavouriteTrack: WaitMINT
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low,Minttis a simpleand effective way to stay on
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