The Author

Treive is the author of A Nun and the Pig. Tales from South Africa (2021, Amberley Publishing and Jonathan Ball Publishing) about his time working as a teacher to Black students in Nelson Mandela’s hometown of Mthatha during 1980s apartheid South Africa.

Treive trained as a research scientist in chemistry and biology, before leading an international career in commerce. He has travelled extensively in Africa, particularly in the Eastern Cape, for work, pleasure and research purposes. 

Now living just outside of Winchester in the UK, Treive travels and writes about his experiences and the places that hold dear to his heart.