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

Interview in The Big Issue

Interview in Independent on Saturday

Interview on Cape Talk

Interview on Radio 702 with Lester

Interview on Radio 702 with Clement

Interview on 702 with Mandy

Interview on Five FM

Interview on Cliff Central

Interview with Peter Akema on his YOU Tube Channel

Interview on the Student Success Coach

Interview on Times Live

Extract on News24

Interview on Sunday Times Live

Extract on Daily Vox

Coverage on Independent Online

Coverage in Saturday Star

Reviewed on Melanie Verwoerd’s Blog

Interview with the Student Success Coach

Ratings on Good Reads

Coverage by the Mandela Rhodes Foundation

Reviewed by Vivien Horler on her blog

Advertising in Brand and Beyond

Selected for Exclusive Books Homebru

Appearance at Open Book Festival

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