Liz McGregor
South African author and a journalist
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Liz McGregor is a South African author and a journalist who worked for leading South African newspapers such as the Sunday Times and the Rand Daily Mail. Some of the books written by McGregor include Load-shedding: Writing on and Over the Edge of South Africa and Khabzela: The Life and Times of a South African.[1][2]
- Load-shedding
- Khabzela
- Who Killed the Rain Queen?
Liz McGregor | |
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| Born | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Occupations | Television journalist, Sunday Times, Rand Daily Mail |
| Employer(s) | New York Magazine, The Springbok Factory |
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Biography
McGregor was born in Cape Town.[3] McGregor left South Africa in 1985, returning in 2002 to work on a story commissioned by New York Magazine.[4]
Work
McGregor profiled the life of South Africa's popular radio DJ, Fana Khaba, in Khabzela: The Life and Times of a South African (2005).[4] The book was called a powerful and compassionate study by the Journal of Southern African Studies.[4] In Who Killed the Rain Queen? (2007), McGregor investigates the death of a Limpopo rain queen at age 25.[5]
McGregor's work, The Springbok Factory (2013), looks at the women in the lives of the Springbok Rugby players.[6] The book also examines the divide between black and white rugby players in South Africa.[7] McGregor spent two years researching her book.[6] The Cape Times called The Springbok Factory "a riveting study of the inner workings of South African rugby."[8] This book made her a "household name" in South African rugby circles.[3]
McGregor's film Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage earned honorable mention at the 2026 5Point Adventure Film Festival.[9] The film covers Susan Baur's group of community volunteers who clean Cape Cod ponds to preserve turtle habitats and improve their environment.