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Political commentator Richard Calland’s new book, Anatomy of South Africa - Who Holds the Power? was launched last night at Relish, a restauraunt-cum-bar which afforded decent wine, tepid hors d’oeuvres, a great view of the sunset over Lion’s Head, and rather cramped quarters for the 100+ crowd that turned out.

Richard Calland

Said crowd, though big, was not as exciting as one had hoped, comprising as it did mainly those of whom the description “not holding power” would be quite apt. After being introduced by the MD of Struik Publishers, Steve Connolly, who published his book (via the Zebra imprint), Calland waved around a copy of Anatomy of Britain Today (first edition 1965), which, though outdated, clearly carries force enough to extract homage four decades down the line.

Man of the Hour

Spotted: Lala Camerer, Shaun Johnson, Alison Tilley, Rheina Epstein, David Schalkwyk, Collette Hersenberg, Patricia de Lille, Lance Greyling, Judge Siraj Desai, Tony Weaver, Jeremy Boraine, Thabani Maseku, Mike Wills, Jeremy Seekings, Nicoli Nattrass, Craig Tyson, Nodi Murphy, the filmmaking twins Jean and Zunaid Meeran, and Calland’s wife Gaye Davis.

Cat: The Margin

Tags: Alison Tilley, Anatomy of South Africa, Cape Town, Collette Hersenberg, Craig Tyson, David Schalkwyk, Gaye Davis, Jean Meeran, Jeremy Boraine, Jeremy Seekings, Judge Siraj Desai, Lala Camerer, Lance Greyling, Mike Wills, Nicoli Nattrass, Nodi Murphy, Non Fiction, Patricia de Lille, Relish, Rheina Epstein, Richard Calland, Shaun Johnson, South Africa, South African Literature, Steve Connolly, Struik, Thabani Maseku, The Margin, Tony Weaver, Zebra, Zunaid Meeran

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 1st, 2006.