Gqimm Shelele by Robert Marawa with Mandy Wiener (Macmillan, R340)
Marawa’s take on the highlights and lowlights of his almost three decades on TV and radio resonates wryly with his catchphrase, Gqimm shelele, meaning “I’m out” or “I’m done”. He counts himself lucky that two heart attacks and what he believes was an assassination attempt didn’t do for him.
Marawa has often felt an outsider, but he
