Liz McGregor explained

Liz McGregor is a South African author and a journalist who worked for leading South African newspapers such as the Sunday Times and the Rand Daily Mail. Some of the books written by McGregor include Load-shedding: Writing On and Over the Edge of South Africa and Khabzela: The Life and Times of a South African.[1] [2]

Biography

McGregor was born in Cape Town. McGregor left South Africa in 1985, returning in 2002 to work on a story commissioned by New York Magazine.

Work

McGregor profiled the life of South Africa's popular radio DJ, Fana Khaba, in Khabzela: The Life and Times of a South African (2005).[3] The book was called a powerful and compassionate study by the Journal of Southern African Studies. In Who Killed the Rain Queen? (2007), McGregor investigates the death of a Limpopo rain queen at age 25.[4]

McGregor's work, The Springbok Factory (2013), looks at the women in the lives of the Springbok Rugby players.[5] The book also examines the divide between black and white rugby players in South Africa.[6] McGregor spent two years researching her book. The Cape Times called The Springbok Factory "a riveting study of the inner workings of South African rugby."[7] This book made her a "household name" in South African rugby circles.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Author Profile: Liz McGregor. exclus1ves.co.za.
  2. Web site: About Liz McGregor. bookslive.co.za.
  3. Marks. Shula. 2007-12-01. Science, Social Science and Pseudo-Science in the HIV/AIDS Debate in Southern Africa . Journal of Southern African Studies. 33. 4. 861–874. 10.1080/03057070701647025. 144452279 . 0305-7070.
  4. News: Open Window Into Our World. https://web.archive.org/web/20181118180029/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-168874553.html. dead. 18 November 2018. Salafranca. Arja. 20 September 2007. The Star (South Africa). 7 March 2016.
  5. News: The Women Behind Our Springboks. https://web.archive.org/web/20181118004739/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-345513764.html. dead. 18 November 2018. 9 September 2013. The Star (South Africa). 7 March 2016.
  6. News: Is a Pele Herding Cattle in Transkei? as Long as Much of Our Sporting Talent Remains Untapped, the Playing Fields Cannot Be Level. https://web.archive.org/web/20181118005030/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-348913662.html. dead. 18 November 2018. Nicholoson. I.. 13 November 2013. The Mercury (South Africa).
  7. News: Riveting Look at the Variables at Play in the Making of a Springbok. Kona. Bongani. 18 October 2013. Cape Times (South Africa).
  8. News: Scrumming Down with the Boks; Author Chats about Her Third Book on SA Rugby. https://web.archive.org/web/20181118004814/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-345917237.html. dead. 18 November 2018. Naik. Sameer. 17 August 2013. The Saturday Star (South Africa). subscription . 7 March 2016.

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