My jaar van vrees en vryheid deur Marita van der Vyver
In hierdie episode van Pagecast is Mia Spies in gesprek met Marita van der Vyver oor haar nuutste boek, My jaar van vrees en vryheid.
Marita van der Vyver is een van die mees geliefde skrywers in Afrikaans en is bekend vir haar romans en kinderboeke wat lesers al oor dekades heen betower.
Mia Spies is ’n gerekende multimedia joernalis en TV-aanbieder, wat bekend is vir haar deeglike storievertelling en insiggewende onderhoude.
Meer oor die boek:
My jaar van vrees en vryheid is Marita se eerlike, roerende en soms skerp-humoristiese verkenning van ’n sprongjaar in haar lewe — ’n tydperk waarin sy van veiligheid en sekerheid na vrees en onsekerheid beweeg het. Terwyl sy deur haar herinneringe reis, ontgin sy ’n leeftyd van belewenisse, verlange, liefde, verlies, groei en die soeke na sin in ’n wêreld wat voortdurend verander.
Die boek verweef persoonlike vertelling met fyn waarneming: van die daaglikse ritme van haar lewe in Frankryk, tot drome van Suid-Afrika en die mense en plekke wat haar gevorm het. Dit is ’n verhaal oor vrees — maar ook oor bevryding, aanvaarding en die moed om weer te begin.
Sluit aan by Marita en Mia vir ’n warm, diepsinnige en verhelderende gesprek oor skryf, identiteit, herinnering en die krag van verhaal.
#Pagecast #MaritaVanDerVyver #MyJaarVanVreesEnVryheid #AfrikaanseBoeke #MiaSpies #SuidAfrikaanseSkrywers #Letterkunde #Boekgesprek #AfrikaanseLeeskultuur #SkrywersInGesprek
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Bare Bones: Cold Cases from True Crime South Africa by Nicole Engelbrecht
In this episode of Pagecast, Anthony Molyneaux is in conversation with Nicole Engelbrecht about her new book, Bare Bones.
Nicole Engelbrecht is the creator and host of one of SA’s biggest podcasts, True Crime South Africa, and is the author of Samurai Sword Murder: The Morne Harmse Story.
Anthony Molyneaux is a Documentary Director & Video Journalist with over a decade of experience. He is the director of Netflix’s 'Beauty and the Bester' (September 2025).
More about the book:
Nicole Engelbrecht is back with a new book that delves into the cold cases of her phenomenally popular True Crime SA podcast.
In Bare Bones, she re-examines missing and murder cases she has covered in her podcast series, and revisits the leads and the interviews she conducted. Much of the information has never been made public before.
From the bones of a Jane Doe discovered under a swimming pool to a troubled young man who seemed to vanish in the prison system, from a business trip turned deadly to a child snatched from outside her home, Engelbrecht sifts the evidence anew and shines a light on old and new unsolved cases in the hope of bringing closure to the victims’ families and friends. Join her in the search for the truth behind the scenes of the podcast desk.
#TrueCrimeSA #BareBonesBook #NicoleEngelbrecht #PagecastPodcast #SouthAfricanPodcast #TrueCrimeCommunity #ColdCases #PodcastInterview #NetflixDirector #CrimeBook
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After the Fires by Nozipho Tshabalala
In this episode of Pagecast, Rorisang Tshabalala interviews Nozipho Tshabalala about her book, After the Fires: Unlocking the Power of Letting Go.
More about the book:
When the flames of life’s challenges have swept through you, who do you become from the ashes?
Nozipho Tshabalala is a high-performing, excellence-driven, successful black woman. Being in control of everything in her life was crucial to her survival and success. For the most part, it had always served her well – until it didn’t.
In this captivating and deeply personal memoir, conversation strategist Nozipho invites you into her world – one shaped by political violence, professional triumphs on global stages and the intimate battles with loss that would test her most fundamental beliefs. Now in her 40s, she has realised that what she needed most to survive may not be what she needs to thrive.
After the Fires is a call to reclaim the narrative amid life’s unexpected turns. It honours the complexity of womanhood while celebrating the possibility of becoming exactly who you were meant to be, even when that person looks nothing like what you imagined.
With vulnerability and wisdom, Nozipho demonstrates how surrender becomes not an act of defeat but a pathway to freedom. Her story reminds us that sometimes our greatest strength lies not in holding tighter but in opening our hands to release what no longer serves us.
#memoir #AfterTheFires #lettinggo #womenauthors #personalgrowth #inspirationalbook #NoziphoTshabalala #Pagecast #resilience
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Ten Slotte deur Eben Etzebeth
In hierdie episode van Pagecast gesels Bouwer Bosch met Springbok rugbyspeler Eben Etzebeth oor sy outobiografie, Ten Slotte.Â
Eben Etzebeth is die speler wat al die meeste toetswedstryde in
Suid-Afrikaanse rugbygeskiedenis gespeel het. Op die veld word
hierdie slot se intelligensie, energie en aggressie gerespekteer en
bewonder.
Hy is lid van die senior Springbok-leierskapspan, en speel ’n groot rol
in ’n ongelooflik suksesvolle era wat twee agtereenvolgende
Wêreldbekers en die groep se huidige posisie van twee jaar boaan
die wêreldranglys insluit.
In hierdie eerlike en onderhoudende vertelling beskryf Eben van die
vernaamste faktore van sy sukses, en hoe hy gefokus bly – op en van
die veld af. Van sy nederige kinderjare in Goodwood – ’n voorstad
van Kaapstad waar niks maklik kom nie – regdeur sy vroeë
klubloopbaan, tot by sy swaar verdiende plek in die Suid-Afrikaanse
nasionale span, vertel Ten Slotte die persoonlike kant van sy
loopbaan, en wat dit geverg het om ’n wêreldkampioen te word.
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Vredemaker deur Reggie Peace
In this episode of Pagecast, Lundi Khoisan Cavernelis interviews Reggie Peace about his inspiring memoir, Vredemaker. At 13, Reggie found refuge in a children's home that gave him stability and a chance to excel. Yet, he battled inner dissatisfaction and a longing for acceptance until he faced a life-changing choice: to choose life or a slow death. Reggie’s powerful story of hardship, hope, and resilience reveals how faith in Christ helped him overcome challenges and emerge stronger.
#Vredemaker #ReggiePeace #LundiCavernelis #Pagecast #MemoirPodcast #SouthAfricanAuthors #FaithAndHope #OvercomingAdversity #InspirationalStories
Pagecast is South Africa's biggest book podcast that offers insider interviews with recently published authors, delving into the creative processes and stories behind their latest works. As the leading platform for book lovers, Pagecast brings you the story behind the story, exploring the thoughts, ideas, and emotions that shape the country's most compelling literature.
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