Adult Programme 2022

09:30 - 10:30
Andrew Harding (We Are Not Gentle People) digs deep into the mindset of those who are able to face the toughest crimes with Janine Lazarus (Bait: To Catch a Killer), Ben Booysen and Nicki Gules (On The Devil's Trail: How I Hunted Down the Krugersdorp Killers) and Rofhiwa Maneta (A Man, A Fire and a Corpse).
R60 entrance fee

11:00 - 12:00
Lorraine Sithole examines how the triumphing of life’s struggles can lead to extraordinary acts with Andile Gaelesiwe (Remembering), Pindiwe Mgijima-Mabhena (Echoes of the Mountains: The Unspoken Champions), and Barbara Masekela (Poli Poli: A Memoir) and Cathy Park Kelly (Boiling a Frog Slowly).
R60 entrance fee

12:30 - 13:30
Wahbie Long (Nation on the Couch: Inside South Africa's Mind), Michela Wrong (Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad), and Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh (The New Apartheid) examine the world we are now in and how we got here with Stephen Grootes.
R60 entrance fee

14:30 - 15:30
Quraisha Dawood (Stirring the Pot), Penny Haw (The Wilderness Between Us) and Sally Andrew (The Milk Tart Murders) reveal their secrets on how to create tension and anxiety on the page with Gail Schimmel (Never Tell A Lie).
R60 entrance fee

16:00 - 17:00
Savvy wordsmiths Gus Silber (Electric Graffiti), Melinda Ferguson (MF Books), and Nyiko Mthembi (Tivisa Publicity) break down what it takes to be successful in the brutal business of publishing with Helen Holyoake (Helco Promotions) and Kate Sidley.
R60 entrance fee

09:30 - 10:30
Terry Angelos (White Trash: My Year as a High Class Call Girl), GiGi (Nipple Caps and G-Strings: A Bare All Memoir), and Shana Fife (Ougat: From a Hoe into a Housewife and Then Some) chat to publisher and author Melinda Ferguson about writing candidly about sex and the art of baring it all.
R60 entrance fee

11:00 - 12:00
Robert Hamblin (Robert: A Queer and Crooked Memoir for the Not so Straight and Narrow), Tiffany Kagure Mugo (Touch: Sex, Sexuality and Sensuality), and John Marnell (Seeking Sanctuary: Stories of Sexuality, Faith and Migration) discuss unpacking gender with Efemia Chela.
R60 entrance fee

12:30 - 13:30
Karen Jennings (An Island), Carol-Ann Davids (How To Be A Revolutionary), and Lisa-Anne Julien (If You Save Me) chat about how even when South African stories fan out across the globe, the tales remain apropos of here.
R60 entrance fee

14:30 - 15:30
Irma Venter (Man Down), Vivian De Klerk (Serpent Crescent), and Nathi Olifant (The Fugitives) talk to Amy Heydenrych on the scary, yet oddly satisfying, process of creating monsters.
R60 entrance fee

16:00 - 17:00
Joanne Joseph (Children of Sugarcane), A’Eysha Kassiem (Suitcase of Memory), and Michelle Edwards (Go Away Birds) talk to Pearl Boshomane about legacy, traditions, and the power of untold histories of various communities.
R60 entrance fee

09:30 - 10:30
Michela Wrong (Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad), Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase (Witnessing: From the Rwandan tragedy to Healing in South Africa), and Joe Parkinson (Bring Back Our Girls: The Untold Story of The Global Search For Nigeria’s Missing Girls) examine the need for sincere and genuine advocacy and action on our continent, with Joanne Joseph.
R60 entrance fee

11:00 - 12:00
Nyimpini Mabunda (Take Charge) and KC Rottok Chesaina (Masters of Money - Strategies for Success from the CFOs of SAs Biggest Companies), are the finance leaders to listen to. They share insights on how to make it in the world of money with Standard Bank Wealth and Investment’s Hwalani Mabaso.
R60 entrance fee

12:30 - 13:30
It’s super hard being an adult these days, so can you imagine being nearly one - Lisa Palmer (Kingsmead College Executive Head) and Dr Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang (The Daughters of Nandi) chat about the necessary tools teens need to survive in today’s world with Jen Thorpe (Adulting 101).
R60 entrance fee

14:30 - 15:30
Relebone Rirhandzu Afrika (Broken Porcelain), Glynis Horning (Waterboy: Making Sense of My Son’s Suicide), and Paula Marais (A Nuclear Family A Novel of Mental Illness, Marriage and Murder) open up to Lorraine Sithole about putting words to tragedy.
R60 entrance fee

16:00 - 17:00
Lebo Mazibuko (Bantu Knots), and Fred Khumalo (Two Tons O’Fun) explore the nature of the Bildungsroman. Discussant Sue Nyathi.
R60 entrance fee

09:30 - 10:30
Led by Shafinaaz Hassim (The Pink Oysters), Sue Nyathi (When Secrets Become Stories: Women Speak Out), and Bongani Kona (Our Ghosts Were Once People: Stories on Death and Dying) talk about how to compile and edit an anthology.
R60 entrance fee

11:00 - 12:00
Qarnita Loxton (Being Dianne) Takalani M (Burning Desire), Samke Mhlongo (Ringfence), chat to Fiona Snyckers (The School Gates) about the pleasure of writing about romantic entanglements.
R60 entrance fee

12:30 - 13:30
Claire Adlam (This Might Sting a Bit), Thando Pato (On the Rocks: Memoir of a High-Functioning Alcoholic) converse with Melinda Ferguson about the sneakiness of addiction and the strength it takes to recognise it.
R60 entrance fee

14:30 - 15:30
Malcolm Ray (The Tyranny of Growth: Why Capitalism has Triumphed in the West and Failed in Africa) and Steven Boykey Sidley (Beyond Bitcoin) will explain the bewildering unseen powers that control our lives in conversation with Kim Potgieter.
R60 entrance fee

16:00 - 17:00
Nikolaos Michael Kirkinis (Ghetto Ninja - The Junior Khanye Story) speaks to Junior Khanye (Ghetto Ninja - The Junior Khanye Story) about his stories of survival, skill, resilience, hope and determination to become the sporting hero he is today.
R60 entrance fee

09:30 - 10:30
Finuala Dowling (The Man Who Loved Crocodile Tamers), Yewande Omotoso (An Unusual Grief), and Karen Jennings (An Island) talk about the challenges and rewards of writing compelling, award-winning novels with Alma-Nalisha Cele (Cheeky Natives).
R60 entrance fee

11:00 - 12:00
Mphuthumi Ntabeni (The Wanderers), Mandla Langa (The Lost Language of the Soul), and Nerisee Marais (My Cousin Brother) examine the human need to tell our stories of our past with Sue Nyathi.
R60 entrance fee

12:30 - 13:30
Clinton van den Berg (Guns & Needles) discusses with Tumi Kgasoe about the rampant use of steroids in South African sport, especially school rugby.
R60 entrance fee

14:30 - 15:30
Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu (The History of Man) and Futhi Ntshingila (They Got To You Too: A Novel) discuss the complexity of writing characters of antipathy with empathy. In discussion with Mphuthumi Ntabeni (The Wanderers).
R60 entrance fee

16:00 - 17:00
Amy Heydenrych, Gail Schimmel, Pamela Power, and Qarnita Loxton gab about their lockdown feelgood novel, as well as, and more importantly, their love of Marian Keyes that brought them together.
R60 entrance fee

09:30 - 10:30
Mogau Seshoene (Hosting With The Lazy Makoti: A Celebration of Food) cooks up some delicious recipes for everyday with author Sally Andrew.
R60 entrance fee

11:00 - 12:00
Join Dianne Bibby (Bibby’s Kitchen) and Pearl Boshomane as they savour the process and explore what is cooking in Bibby’s Kitchen.
R60 entrance fee

12:30 - 13:30
Mokgadi Itsweng (Veggielicious) shows us just how exciting meat-free eating can be as she shares her tips with Cheffy Mom Jan Kohler.
R60 entrance fee

14:30 - 15:30
Sinoyolo Sifo (Sifo, The Cooking Husband) shares his joy of making memories through food and family with Pamela Power – all husbands welcome.
R60 entrance fee

09:30 - 10:30
A deep dive into how our current times have drastically altered old age beliefs and approaches to generational wealth and how we strive to deliver on this capability with Standard Bank’s:
Stefan Viljoen: Head of Wealth Advisory and Fiduciary
Lucratia Mathe: Head of Client Value Proposition
Zimkita Gunya: Wealth Manager
Thando Lamula: Trust & Fiduciary
R60 entrance fee

11:00 - 12:00
Exploring the use of the virtual space in artistic practice and how it has either enhanced or taken away from the way in which we experience art and artistic practice, including the impact of the pandemic on the value of art with Dr Same Mdluli: Curator, Standard Bank Gallery.
R60 entrance fee

12:30 - 13:30
Journey with Jan and Jay Roode (Aerial Art) as they show you the magic of Southern Africa from above.
R60 entrance fee

14:30 - 15:30
A deep dive into how our current times have drastically altered old age beliefs and approaches to generational wealth and how we strive to deliver on this capability with Standard Bank’s:
Stefan Viljoen: Head of Wealth Advisory and Fiduciary
Lucratia Mathe: Head of Client Value Proposition
Zimkita Gunya: Wealth Manager
Thando Lamula: Trust & Fiduciary
R60 entrance fee

16:00 - 17:00
Exploring the use of the virtual space in artistic practice and how it has either enhanced or taken away from the way in which we experience art and artistic practice, including the impact of the pandemic on the value of art with Dr Same Mdluli: Curator, Standard Bank Gallery.
R60 entrance fee