Kate Ekama’s latest article, “Bound to be Free? Manumission in Cape Town, 1825–34,” has been published in Slavery & Abolition. The study examines over 1,200 manumissions recorded in Cape Town during a period of shifting regulations, highlighting the agency of enslaved individuals in purchasing their freedom. By exploring wages, inheritance, and loans, the research sheds light on the financial strategies enslaved people employed to achieve manumission, opening new avenues for understanding their economic lives.