Onke Mazibuko on Speaking out
For his second novel, Canary, Onke Mazibuko dives into the fraught
world of whistleblowing in South Africa. A psychologist and educator,
Mazibuko brings firsthand insights from his time in a state-owned
entity to craft a gripping, high-stakes thriller. The novel follows Maks
Ntaka, a man who risks everything to expose corruption, only to find
himself ensnared in the very web he’s trying to unravel. We sat down