The Miseducation of South Africa

Dan Corder takes aim at the myths, half-truths and inherited narratives that shape how South Africans understand our past, our politics and ourselves.

With clarity, wit and a healthy dose of provocation, Corder interrogates the stories we repeat at braais and on social media – about race, power, history, economics and identity – and asks a deceptively simple question: what if much of what we think we know is incomplete or deliberately distorted?

This thought-provoking book dismantles the lazy binaries and wild ideas amplified by social media that fuel polarisation among South Africans. Corder delves into our recent history and further back, challenging popular assumptions and exploring why the past continues to shape the way we see ourselves and our country.

Fearless, entertaining and deeply relevant, this is a book for South Africans hungry for a more honest conversation about who we are, how we got here and where we go from here.