Oliver Roberts

Sunday Times Lifestyle • 14th July 2026

Masking the Art

Self-taught artist Kayf speaks about solitude, weirdness and the strange freedom of obsession

Daily Maverick • 9th June 2026

The Imagination Machine

When children are given six plain Lego bricks, something remarkable happens. Educator Brent Hutcheson on why imagination may be more important than knowledge.

Daily Maverick • 7th May 2026

From addiction to mentorship: The transformative journey of Tshepo Tlapu

Tshepo Tlapu, a former elite cricket prospect, spiralled into addiction, homelessness and life on a dumpsite before finding his way back. Today, he’s a mentor, educator and counsellor.

Daily Maverick • 25th March 2026

‘Malo’: The woman who became a mother to Soweto’s lost children

Long after the height of South Africa’s HIV/Aids crisis, its consequences remain. In Soweto, Carol Dyantyi – known as Mum Carol – continues to care for the children left behind.

Just Finance International • 22nd January 2026

They Stole Everything

A Serbian farmer’s fight against a Chinese mining giant

Just Finance International • 30th September 2025

Steel, Oil, and Secrets

One man risks his life for environmental justice in Smederevo

Pier Magazine UK • 5th February 2025

Beings Who Long To Be

Some thoughts on belonging

Pier Magazine UK • 9th July 2024

Camera Obscura

The subtle, sad magic of photographing strangers

Pier Magazine UK • 9th July 2024

The Soul Screams

On the nostalgia of ice cream

Sunday Times Lifestyle • 5th July 2009

The Quest To Be One

The intersexuals' torment

Sunday Times Lifestyle • 18th November 2007

Don't Look Down

Just another gentle Sunday luncheon, except nobody's wearing any clothes

Sunday Times Lifestyle • 29th March 2015

Not Hurting

The sad, sad story of the oldest call girl on the internet

Sunday Times Lifestyle • 22nd June 2014

The Hours

Palliative care nurses on dying, death and God

Sunday Times Lifestyle • 28th February 2016

The Way Of All Flesh

A ceremony for those who give their bodies to science

Sunday Times Lifestyle • 21st October 2012

A Load Of Bull

In which the author goes to a rodeo and gets roped into riding a bull

Sunday Times Lifestyle • 26th January 2014

A Bridge Too Far

On the measures being taken to stop people jumping off a bridge

Sunday Times Lifestyle • 21st June 2015

In The Human Funnel

On surviving suicide

Sunday Times Lifestyle • 19th October 2014

The Time Traveller's Life

Inside the hallowed studio of William Kentridge

Sunday Times Lifestyle • 14th August 2011

Forty Minutes With Mr Funny

An interview with John Cleese

Sunday Times Lifestyle • 26th April 2015

Minds From Another World

The conundrum of autistic adults