book reviews	books	dinner with mugabe – heidi holland (penguin)“i don’t make enemies. others make me an enemy of theirs… we compromise a lot, but with principles, no. you don’t, you don’t, you don’t sacrifice principles.”robert mugabe, exclusive interview.if you thought you knew anything about robert mugabe, forget it. you need to read this excellent book by heidi holland to get a little bit of insight into this very complex man.titled a psychobiography, because holland worked with a psychologist to analyze the journey of the brilliant young robert mugabe from freedom fighter and brave liberation leader to irrational tyrant.this compelling portrait of robert mugabe, through the eyes of those who know him and who are or were close to him, gives us a glimpse, not only of the contradictions in the life of the man who once led a country that was called “africa’s breadbasket” that today lies in ruins.for me personally is a sad tale, repeated throughout our continent – a tale of colonialism and of those who embraced it and hated themselves for it; who are still happy to take money from the world powers, their “masters”-- but hate themselves and then turn on their so called benefactors; who have never learned to stand up for themselves, always feel inferior and enforce power through violence and intimidation. it is a story of the old africa. klafter tears – niq mhlongo (kwela books)bafana kuzwayo is from chi in soweto. he is living his mother and uncle’s dream of studying law at uct in cape town, but on the way home (on the train), he realizes he cannot disappoint them and tell them that he has failed. his uncle, who is a bit of a tstoti himself already calls him advo (short for advocate) and boasts about his smart nephew to everyone who will listen. his mother is so proud of her educated son and when he tells he the only reason he doesn’t have his degree is because he owed money, mama, decides to sell the house – to pay his study debts so that his degree can be issued. after all, advo would soon be earning plenty of money…a fast paced, achingly funny and eina tale of a young man in soweto who really tries to do good and how life seems to conspire against him. klfrom the writer of the acclaimed dog eat dog.