What to know about the book
Witnessing by Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase is a powerful, intimate journey through trauma, memory, and healing. Rooted in the Rwandan genocide and carried into contemporary South Africa, the book explores what it truly means to see, be seen, and to bear witness to pain without being consumed by it. Blending personal storytelling with deep reflection, Witnessing challenges readers to confront silence, embrace empathy, and discover resilience in the aftermath of unimaginable loss. This is not just a book—it is an invitation to heal, to lead with humanity, and to transform suffering into purpose.
Here are links to some of the media in which the book was featured and/or discussed
PODCASTS
Interview on 702 with Mandy
Interview on Cape Talk
Interview on Radio 702 with Lester
Interview on Radio 702 with Clement
Interview on Five FM
VIDEOS
2022 Open Book Festival
Interview with Gareth Cliff
Interview on the Student Success Coach
Interview on Newzroom Afrika
2022 Open Book Festival 2
ARTICLES
Interview in The Big Issue
Interview in Independent on Saturday
Interview on Times Live
Extract on News24
Interview on Sunday Times Live
Coverage on Independent Online
Coverage in Saturday Star
Reviewed on Melanie Verwoerd’s Blog
Coverage by the Mandela Rhodes Foundation
Reviewed by Vivien Horler on her blog
BOOK FESTIVALS
Appearance at Open Book Festival
Appearance at Kingsmead Book Festival
OTHER
Advertising in Brand and Beyond
Ratings on Good Reads
Ratings on Amazon
Extract in The Witness
Extract in The Star
Interview on Radio Hindvani
Review on Tygerberg Radio
Interview on News24
Reviewed in Hello Lifestyle magazine
Reviewed in The Post/Die Pos
Picture captured by an excited reader at an Exclusive Books Store in Cape Town
RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Ratings on Good Reads
Ratings on Amazon
Pie-Pacifique interviewed by Joanne Josephs at the Kingsmead Bookfair in Johannesburg
