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Fortunes: The Rise and Rise of Afrikaner Tycoons
Ebbe Dommisse, Fortunes: The Rise and Rise of Afrikaner Tycoons (Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2021) TWO dozen tycoons are the…
Eight Days in July: Inside the Zuma Unrest that Set South Africa Alight
Qaanitah Hunter, Kaveel Singh and Jeff Wicks. Eight Days in July: Inside the Zuma Unrest that Set South…
Deep Collusion: Bain and the Capture of South Africa
Athol Williams, Deep Collusion: Bain and the Capture of South Africa (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2021) IT’S not unusual for…
The ongoing saga of Mzala’s ‘Chief with a Double Agenda’
FEW people will recognise the title Inqaba Yabasebenzi. Nor did many back in November 1987 when Inkatha, as…
For my Country: Why I Blew the Whistle on Zuma and the Guptas
Themba Maseko, For my Country: Why I Blew the Whistle on Zuma and the Guptas (Johannesburg: Jonathan…
Amakomiti: Grassroots Democracy in South African Shack Settlements
Trevor Ngwane, Amakomiti: Grassroots Democracy in South African Shack Settlements (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2021) HAVING visited 46 informal settlements to…
Comrade Editor: On Life, Journalism, and the Birth of Namibia
Gwen Lister, Comrade Editor: On Life, Journalism and the Birth of Namibia (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2021) ON 11 June…
Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
Michela Wrong, Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad (London: Fourth…
Business of the Book 2021
The Business of the Book seminar brings together authors, publishers and booksellers in a frank discussion about the…