FACES AND PHASES OF RESILIENCE, a memoir of a special kind

339pp., paperback, Tracey McDonald Publishers, Johannesburg, 2025

ISBN: 9781067228873

A collection of essays in which Tinyiko Maluleke discusses his boyhood in Soweto and Limpopo Province and his years in academia. He also reflects on the history of South Africa and analyses some of the critical issues facing the country.

"Whether he is satirising former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng on his assertion that God has anointed him to be president of the Republic of South Africa, or paying tribute to Steve Bantu Biko, Maluleke has the power and ability to engage a reader’s senses … Highly readable - and sometimes extremely funny - it is one of those books that beautifully bridges the gap between academia and the general reading public." Fred Khumalo, journalist and author of Bitches' Brew

"Maluleke is a revered academic and a well-respected and extensively published theologian. His memoir is a textbook in decisive moral leadership ... He relates his journey, generously including others, in a compelling way and with great clarity of thought. In this collection he uses his own childhood story, the profiles of his peers in academia, and heroes, to tell the history of South Africa." Archbishop Thabo Makgoba

Tinyiko Maluleke has held various executive positions at four South African universities. He is currently Vice-Chancelllor and Principal of Tshwane University of Technology and Deputy Chairperson of the National Planning Commission.