The 2022 Franschhoek Literary Festival started on a wet and cold Friday morning, but things quickly warmed up once the thought-provoking book discussions kicked off. | Naghings
All three were in agreement President Cyril Ramaphosa is a shoo-in to win the ANC leadership contest this December, a statement that former DA leader Tony Leon echoed later during the day in a conversation with Basson at the New School Hall. According to Mathekga,"there is no question who will win this conference", but, he added,"if you want to see the future of the ANC, you have to look at who will be in number two, three, four … not number one".
Asked by theatre legend Basson how his life and bank balance had changed since his big win, a humble Galgut said:"The bank balance, by writer's standard, is not bad. I've been asked to talk a lot more." He added he had already missed his deadline for his new book by a year and negotiated to deliver it by the end of this year. However, Galgut joked, he doubted he would be able to make that deadline due to all the talking he had to do these days.
Other highlights of the day included News24 legal specialist writer Karyn Maughan and advocate Hermione Cronjé, former head of the Investigating Directorate, on stage talking about South Africa's failed nuclear deal with Russia. Maughan just published the book "Many of us were blissfully unaware of what was happening with the Russian nuclear deal," Cronje noted.
He described her as a"clown", saying:"After she got arrested, she made everything out to be a joke. She even pulled faces at the photographer. She thought she was again going to get away with it."Adriaan Basson, Ralph Mathekga , and Qaanitah Hunter on stage. News24's editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson outside the NG Church in Franschhoek. Eight Days in July seen in the Townhall bookshop at the Franschhoek Literary Festival. Captain Ben Booysen - The Detective of Devilsdorp.
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