Podcasts about Jonny Steinberg

Nelson Mandela came to be considered one of the great global figures of his age, but for decades he was a prisoner in his own country. Branded a terrorist by South Africa's white authorities, as well as many foreign governments, he survived years in the wilderness, only to return in one of the most dramatic character rehabilitations in history. So what drove this son of a high-ranking family to become an activist against South Africa's apartheid regime? What strategies did he adopt, and at what personal cost? And what were the circumstances that brought about his release? This is a Short History of Nelson Mandela. A Noiser Production. Written by Dan Smith. With thanks to Jonny Steinberg, award-winning author of numerous books on South African history and politics, including Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage.  Get every episode of Short History Of a week early with Noiser+. You'll also get ad-free listening, bonus material, and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you're on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jonny Steinberg, Business Day columnist and senior lecturer at Yale University's Council on African Studies says he believes South Africa's action against Israel at the International Court of Justine in The Hague is likely to weaken the genocide convention.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justice Malala, is one of South Africa's foremost political commentators and commentators and the author of the bestseller We Have Now Begun Our Decent:  How to stop south Africa losing its way.   He has been a columnist for the Times in SA, and written for the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian and the Financial Times. He now lives in New York.Jonny Steinberg is the author of several books about everyday life in the wake of South Africa's transition to democracy. He is a two-time winner of the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award, South Africa's premier literary prize, and an inaugural winner of the Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes. Until 2020, he was professor of African studies at Oxford University. He currently teaches part-time at the Council on African Studies at Yale University's MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies and is visiting professor at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER) in Johannesburg.                  Alex Waters is the technical producer, audio editor and engineer for the Short Fuse Podcast. He is a music producer and a student at Berklee College of Music. He has written and produced music and edited for podcasts including The Faith and Chai Podcast and Con Confianza. He writes, produces and records music for independent artists, including The Living.  He lives in Brooklyn can can be reached at alexwatersmusic12@gmail.com with inquiries. 

This week we interview Jonny Steinberg, author of Winnie and Nelson Mandela: Portrait of a Marriage, published by Knopf in May 2023. Steinberg has written several books about everyday life in the wake […]

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Author, Jonny Steinberg on what to expect from him latest book "Winnie and Nelson" said to be a book that paints a deeply human portrait of the Mandela marriage and South Africa's struggle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Clement speaks to Jonny Steinberg, Author of Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage about the process he took while researching the book and what he learned about the revered couple while writing the book.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25.05.23 Pt 2 - Jonny Steinberg joins the show to talk about his latest book, Winnie and Nelson - a detailed autobiography about the relationship of one of the world's most beloved icons, and the woman who accompanied him. The team also discuss the latest interviews coming out of the BBC with Julius Malema and Fikile Mbalula.

South African writer and scholar Jonny Steinberg joins the show to talk about his new book on the relationship between Nelson and Winnie Mandela. Gareth, Phumi, and Kanthan comment on Jonny’s findings… and also bring up the latest scandals of the week, including Fikile Mbalula, Julius Malema, and Herman Mashaba. The Burning Platform The Burning Platform

South African writer and scholar Jonny Steinberg joins the show to talk about his new book on the relationship between Nelson and Winnie Mandela. Gareth, Phumi, and Kanthan comment on Jonny’s findings… and also bring up the latest scandals of the week, including Fikile Mbalula, Julius Malema, and Herman Mashaba. The Burning Platform

South African writer and scholar Jonny Steinberg joins the show to talk about his new book on the relationship between Nelson and Winnie Mandela. Gareth, Phumi, and Kanthan comment on Jonny's findings… and also bring up the latest scandals of the week, including Fikile Mbalula, Julius Malema, and Herman Mashaba.

Welcome to Pagecast, the book-centred podcast series presented by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In this episode, Shaun de Waal, News24 Books Editor, interviews South African writer Jonny Steinberg about his latest book, "Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage." In this captivating book, Steinberg explores the marriage between Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. As Mandela spent years in prison, his love for Winnie grew, portraying her in his letters as an idealized version of his wife, frozen in time like young lovers. However, Winnie, who was his political equal, became increasingly distant from her husband's political beliefs. Behind Mandela's back, Winnie attempted to orchestrate an armed seizure of power, a path that he feared would lead to an endless war. Jonny Steinberg narrates the compelling story of this extraordinary marriage, delving into its desires, obsessions, and betrayals, while also weaving it into the political tapestry of South African history. "Winnie and Nelson" is a modern epic that demonstrates how the trauma within a marriage can reverberate throughout an entire nation. It also resembles a Shakespearean drama, intertwining themes of love, commitment, and timeless questions about revolution, such as seeking retribution versus pursuing a negotiated peace. With powerful and tender emotional insight, Steinberg reveals the extent to which these inseparable leaders would go for each other, as well as the boundaries they set. Ultimately, they understood that their union was not just a marriage, but a struggle to define the policies of anti-apartheid. Thank you for listening, and enjoy this episode of Pagecast. About Jonny Steinberg: Jonny Steinberg is the author of several books about everyday life in the wake of South Africa's transition to democracy. He is a two-time winner of South Africa's premier non-fiction prize, the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award, and an inaugural winner of the Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes. Until 2020, he was professor of African studies at Oxford University, and he currently teaches part-time at Yale and is visiting professor at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (Wiser).

Jonny Steinberg – Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage...with TRE's Giles Brown

On this week's episode, AFROFILES takes a deep dive into apartheid-era South Africa. Two of the most famous figures in the freedom struggle, Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, embodied distinct and contrasting visions of a post-apartheid future. To learn more about their marriage, Charlotte Bednarski sat down with South African scholar and writer Jonny Steinberg. He has written extensively on post-apartheid South Africa and the transition to democracy, and his prize-winning literature offers insight into the everyday lives of people navigating changing institutions and seeking justice. Dr. Steinberg's next book, entitled Nelson and Winnie: A Portrait of a Marriage, will be published in 2023.

For tonight's Profile Interview we are joined by Jonny Steinberg, columnist, and teacher of African studies at Oxford University, as well as award winning author of several books about everyday life in the wake of South Africa's transition to democracy. With the 2021 'free and fair elections' results having just come in, this is a conversation you won't want to miss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Tafelberg Book Chats the author of Can We Be Safe? The future of policing in South Africa, Ziyanda Stuurman, chats to South African writer and scholar, Jonny Steinberg. In South Africa, both ‘crime' and ‘safety' are loaded terms. Ziyanda Stuurman unpacks the complex and fraught history of policing, courts and prisons in South Africa. In her analysis of the problems nationally and in putting those problems in context with the rest of the world, she concludes that more resources won't necessarily lead to more safety. What then, will? Ziyanda unpacks this complex question deftly with a view of a better future for us all. Please note this episode was recorded during an Exclusive Books webinar launch in July 2021. Get your copy of Can We Be Safe? here: https://www.exclusivebooks.co.za/product/9780624091844 Music: “Transient Creatures” by Tri-Tachyon (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/the-kleptotonic-ep/transient-creatures)

Guest: Jonny Steinberg Writing in Business Day last week on the need for a basic income grant and the issue of unemployment, columnist Jonny Steinberg, says it is impossible to employ everyone. He says that it doesn't matter who is in power, whether there is a democracy or not, or if the economy is in a boom or recession, unemployment remains a perennial problem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For tonight's Profile Interview we are joined by Jonny Steinberg, columnist, and teacher of African studies at Oxford University, as well as award winning author of several books about everyday life in the wake of South Africa's transition to democracy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I 1992 blei to menn i Bethlehem, Sør-Afrika, uskuldig dømde for drap. Først i 2011 blir dei lauslatne til eit Sør-Afrika som i mellomtida hadde gått frå apartheid til demokrati. Jonny Steinberg har skrive ei rekke bøker om vanlege menneske og deira liv og kvardag etter apartheids fall. Han snakkar med Hedley Twidle om si nyaste bok One Day in Bethlehem, og om rase, klasse og representasjon i 2000-talets Sør-Afrika. På engelsk. På Bergen internasjonale litteraturfestival for sakprosa og skjønnlitteratur (LitFestBergen) gir vi deg internasjonal og norsk litteratur på sitt aller beste. Her oppdagar du ny sakprosa og skjønnlitteratur frå alle verdsdelar.

I februar 2020 er det 30 år sidan Nelson Mandela blei sett fri etter 27 år i fengsel. Sidan har han blitt hylla av ei heil verd som den store forsonaren. Men mange i den såkalla “born-free”-generasjonen – dei som er fødde etter apartheids fall – har ikkje eit like positivt syn på Mandela. I denne samtalen møtest Njabulo Ndebele, forfattar og leiar for the Nelson Mandela foundation, Jonny Steinberg, sørafrikansk sakprosaforfattar og professor ved Oxford, og Koleka Putuma, sørafrikansk poet og aktivist, til samtale om kven Mandela var – og kva han betyr i dag. Samtalen blir leia av forfattar og sjef for LitFestBergen Teresa Grøtan. På engelsk. På Bergen internasjonale litteraturfestival for sakprosa og skjønnlitteratur (LitFestBergen) gir vi deg internasjonal og norsk litteratur på sitt aller beste. Her oppdagar du ny sakprosa og skjønnlitteratur frå alle verdsdelar.

Two innocent men were convicted of murder in Bethlehem, South Africa, in 1992. Their release did not come until 2011, to a nation which had moved in the meantime from apartheid to democracy. Jonny Steinberg has written a number of books on ordinary people, their lives and their everyday experiences since apartheid was abolished. He talks with Hedley Twidle about his most recent book, One Day in Bethlehem, and about race, class and representation in South Africa during the 2000s. In English. The recording starts a few minutes into this event.

February 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s liberation from 27 years in prison. He has since been acclaimed by the whole world as the great reconciler. But many people in the “born free” generation – who came into the world after the fall of apartheid – take a less positive view of him. Njabulo Ndebele, author and head of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Jonny Steinberg, South African non-fiction author and Oxford professor, and Koleka Putuma, South African poet and activist, engage in a conversation about who Mandela was – and what he means today. Their discussion will be moderated by Teresa Grøtan, author and LitFestBergen director. In English.

Eduardo Lalo, Elleke Boehmer, Jonny Steinberg and Premilla Nadasen give a talk for the Southern Biographies event. Chaired by, Hélène Neveu Kringelbach.

This happy hour Andrew Marjoribanks. Wordsworth Books, brings us a cosy collection of fine fireside reading, Lesley Beake, an author deeply involved with children's literature, suggests a comic series by the Kwezi team that will hit the spot with young South African readers, and is stunned by Jess Bosworth Smith's brave and marvellous The Straw Giant and the Crow. Ardent conservationist John Hanks dives deep into Living Shores by George and Margo Branch, a masterpiece on our marine ecosystem, he declares. Vanessa Levenstein chatted to British historical novelist Kate Furnival about her latest, her ninth, steamy romance The Betrayal: twin sisters in Paris 1938 on the cusp of war. Peter Soal suggests that Who Will Rule in 2019 by Jan-Jan Joubert is required reading for all who want to understand coalition politics. Mike Fitzjames, so cruelly in this cold weather, puts ice in our veins with three chilling thrillers, while I wiled away winter with a quartet of non-fiction crime books, not all of them new – Jonny Steinberg's The Number, Andrew Brown's Good cop Bad cop, Exposing South Africa's Underworld by Mark Shaw, and Killing Goldfinger by Wesley Clarke. Finally fine cook and cookery writer Phillippa Cheifitz reminds us that Prince Harry and Meghan dished up whole bowls of wholesome and healthy poke food at their wedding, tuck into Melissa Delport's Whole – bowl food for balance. Yum

Fine Music Radio — This happy hour Andrew Marjoribanks. Wordsworth Books, brings us a cosy collection of fine fireside reading, Lesley Beake, an author deeply involved with children’s literature, suggests a comic series by the Kwezi team that will hit the spot with young South African readers, and is stunned by Jess Bosworth Smith’s brave and marvellous The Straw Giant and the Crow. Ardent conservationist John Hanks dives deep into Living Shores by George and Margo Branch, a masterpiece on our marine ecosystem, he declares. Vanessa Levenstein chatted to British historical novelist Kate Furnival about her latest, her ninth, steamy romance The Betrayal: twin sisters in Paris 1938 on the cusp of war. Peter Soal suggests that Who Will Rule in 2019 by Jan-Jan Joubert is required reading for all who want to understand coalition politics. Mike Fitzjames, so cruelly in this cold weather, puts ice in our veins with three chilling thrillers, while I wiled away winter with a quartet of non-fiction crime books, not all of them new – Jonny Steinberg’s The Number, Andrew Brown’s Good cop Bad cop, Exposing South Africa’s Underworld by Mark Shaw, and Killing Goldfinger by Wesley Clarke. Finally fine cook and cookery writer Phillippa Cheifitz reminds us that Prince Harry and Meghan dished up whole bowls of wholesome and healthy poke food at their wedding, tuck into Melissa Delport’s Whole – bowl food for balance. Yum

Hva betyr det å være menneske i verden i dag? Hvordan påvirker store samfunnsendringer som økonomisk kollaps, etniske konflikter, religiøs kontroll eller politiske omveltninger det enkelte liv? Noen av verdens fremste sakprosaforfattere kommer til Litteraturhuset for å snakke om det lille mennesket i den store verden. Somaliere er den største gruppen av ikke-vestlige innvandrere i Norge. Men bare en brøkdel av flyktningene fra dette ødelagte landet kommer hit. Jonny Steinberg har fulgt i fotsporene til flyktningen Asad Abdullahi på hans årelange og traumatiske ferd fra Somalia til Sør-Afrika. Boken A Man of Good Hope ble kalt en episk afrikansk saga av den britiske avisen The Guardian. Sørafrikanske Steinberg har i flere kritikerroste sakprosautgivelser skildret store samfunnsutfordringer gjennom enkeltmenneskers liv. Han møter leder av Verden i Bergen, Teresa Grøtan, til samtale.

Med forfatter Jonny Steinberg. Hva betyr det å være menneske i verden i dag? Hvordan påvirker store samfunnsendringer som økonomisk kollaps, etniske konflikter, religiøs kontroll eller politiske omveltninger det enkelte liv? Noen av verdens fremste sakprosaforfattere kommer til Litteraturhuset for å snakke om det lille mennesket i den store verden. Somaliere er den største gruppen av ikke-vestlige innvandrere i Norge. Men bare en brøkdel av flyktningene fra dette ødelagte landet kommer hit. Jonny Steinberg har fulgt i fotsporene til flyktningen Asad Abdullahi på hans årelange og traumatiske ferd fra Somalia til Sør-Afrika. Boken A Man of Good Hope ble kalt en episk afrikansk saga av den britiske avisen The Guardian. Sørafrikanske Steinberg har i flere kritikerroste sakprosautgivelser skildret store samfunnsutfordringer gjennom enkeltmenneskers liv. Han møter leder av Verden i Bergen, Teresa Grøtan, til samtale.

Three authors with recent books on Africa discuss the future of the continent and answer questions from the audience under the watchful eye of the director of the Oxford Martin School, Professor Ian Goldin. Martin Meredith, Jonny Steinberg and Tom Burgis will discuss what the future holds for African states. How can the continent deal with failing government and corruption and with war and a constant flow of refugees? How far is Africa a victim of its past, and is there a new financial colonialism holding it back? What can the rest of the world do to help Africa to grow and prosper in peace?

Three authors with recent books on Africa discuss the future of the continent and answer questions from the audience under the watchful eye of the director of the Oxford Martin School, Professor Ian Goldin. Martin Meredith, Jonny Steinberg and Tom Burgis will discuss what the future holds for African states. How can the continent deal with failing government and corruption and with war and a constant flow of refugees? How far is Africa a victim of its past, and is there a new financial colonialism holding it back? What can the rest of the world do to help Africa to grow and prosper in peace?

In the latest Granta podcast, Mark Gevisser and Jonny Steinberg discuss recent South African history, their personal relationship to Johannesburg, and their personal relationship to a divided city. Mark Gevisser is the author of 'A Legacy of Liberation: Thabo Mbeki and the Future of the South African Dream', published by Palgrave Macmillan in the UK, and by Jonathan Ball in South Africa under the title, 'Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred'. His latest book, 'Dispatcher', is published by Granta. Jonny Steinberg is the author of several books about South Africa's transition to democracy. His next book, 'A Man of Good Hope', will be published in January 2015. He teaches African Studies and Criminology at the University of Oxford. ‘Johannesburg is such an enormously contradictory place, it’s a place of great fear it’s a place of high walls and electric fences, and yet it is also a place of wall-lessness in such profound ways… it is a very mercurial place, it’s of great fear and yet extraordinary energy.’

Jonny Steinberg, (African Studies/St Antony's) gives a talk for the African Studies Centre Seminar Series.

Dr Jonny Steinberg gives the 2010 Africa Studies Centre Annual lecture held on 11th June 2010, Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College, Oxford University.

Delivered by Dr. Jonny Steinberg, Author and Journalist; Visiting Fellow, African Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Part of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar Series, Trinity 2010. Recorded 18 May 2010.

Open Society Fellow Jonny Steinberg and pioneering community activist Rufus Arkoi discuss the Liberian civil war and the Staten Island refugee community that formed in its wake. Speakers: Jonny Steinberg, Rufus Arkoi. (Recorded: December 1, 2009)