Mpumelelo Mkhabela’s The Enemy Within: An Extract
Mpumelelo Mkhabela's The Enemy Within: How the ANC lost the battle against corruption looks at the ruling African National Congress. Mkhabela who is a...
Book Extract: New History of South Africa
This newly updated, comprehensive history of South Africa presents the story of our turbulent country in a fresh, readable narrative. Grippingly retold by leading...
Extract: Clare: The killing of a gentle activist
Clare: The killing of a gentle activist by Christopher Clark is the story of Clare Stewart. Clare Stewart was a much-loved ANC activist and...
Read an extract from “Now You Know How Mapetla Died”
In 1976 Mapetla Mohapi was the first Black Consciousness leader to be killed in detention. His comrade, Steve Biko, tried to get justice for...
Fees Must Fall and the hunger to be Human in our...
CHASING FREEDOM is a new book covering diverse histories of student movements in post-apartheid South Africa. The book takes note of the historical moment...
Book Extract Alert from Nuclear: Inside South Africa’s Secret Deal
Shortly after Zuma received treatment in Moscow for alleged poisoning, he signed off on a massive, far-reaching – and unlawful – nuclear power deal...
[Extract] Witnessing: From the Rwandan tragedy to healing in South Africa
As a fourteen-year-old boy in Rwanda, Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase survived war atrocities, but he had to leave home if he wanted to stay safe. In...
Extract Alert: Adulting 101: How to survive the real world by...
Adulting 101 will help you navigate the tricky terrain of adulthood. Jen Thorpe guides you through everything you need to know (including what you...
Read: An extract from Ghetto Ninja: The Junior Khanye Story
Ghetto Ninja: The Junior Khanye Story is a book which tells of the making of a soccer sensation. Junior shares his experience of poverty,...
Extract: RUN for the Love of Life
RUN for the Love of Life is a thought-provoking memoir that gently guides the reader through the author’s rawest and most central moments of...
Extract: The Tyranny of Growth
Set in the past, The Tyranny of Growth is a book about the present. It provocatively recounts how and why the 2008 global financial...
[EXTRACT] Eight Days in July: Inside the Zuma unrest that set...
In July 2021, with the imprisonment of Jacob Zuma, dramatic and violent scenes of unrest and looting unfolded in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Piecing together...
EXTRACT: Deep Collusion by Athol Williams
On November 7, writer and poet Athol Williams announced that he was leaving South Africa, fearing for his safety. In his newly released book,...
EXTRACT: An Anansi Mystery: The Haunted Library
An Anansi Mystery: The Haunted Library is a fun new read for middle-graders. The book features twin sisters, Karabo and Siphe, their friend Bandile...
Extract: How I Took Back My Power
Respected political analyst and academic Nompumelelo Runji seemed the picture of a successful black professional woman. Yet, like many, she privately battled personal demons....
EXTRACT: Zwelethu Our Land by Jaki Seroke
In his memoir, Zwelethu Our Land, Jaki Seroke shares the joys and the sorrows of his life. He recalls the political battles among the...
The ANC’s Last Decade: Book Extract
For nearly three decades, the ANC has held South Africa’s politics in an iron grip. Even as its reputation was dented by scandal and...
EXTRACT: A Nun and the Pig
Looking back on this year forty years later, A Nun and the Pig: Tales from South Africa offers a remarkable insight into South Africa...
Out of Quatro: An Extract
Out of Quatro: From exile to exoneration is Luthando Dyasop’s story. The book is a story not only about Dyasop’s extraordinary life, but also...
Extract: Get out of your Mind
In “Get out of your Mind: Lessons on embracing difference from South Africa and beyond” Luyanda Mpahlwa and Klaus Doppler use their shared experiences....
