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What's Your Money Personality?
What’s Your Money Personality? is a first-of-its-kind guide exploring money archetypes within South African Black families. From the "leading lioness" to the "avoidant ostrich," this book unpacks th...
Gqimm Shelele
Gqimm Shelele chronicles the extraordinary rise of Robert Marawa, from a soccer-mad boy in rural KwaZulu-Natal to South Africa’s most iconic sports broadcaster. Known for his baritone voice and "no-...
Benni
From the Cape Flats to football's grandest stages, Benni McCarthy remains South Africa's most successful player. This account traces his journey from the ganglands to becoming Bafana Bafana’s top sc...
Rassie
Books Custom Gem Books said Rassie offers a candid look at the life of Rassie Erasmus, the man The Telegraph calls "rugby’s Pep Guardiola." This memoir traces his journey from a Springbok player ...
The Uncommon Becomes Common: A...
This book is an attempt to investigate some of the pertinent research trends in the indigenous languages of South Africa. It covers aspects ranging from literature, language education, translation, fo...
Old Ways of Being to New Ways ...
Discrimination is a worldwide phenomenon that cuts across communities, cultures, religions and societies. Throughout the centuries, people in almost every context have faced discrimination based on ge...
Born A Crime
Born a Crime is Trevor Noah’s "hilarious, dramatic, and deeply affecting" memoir of growing up in apartheid South Africa. The story begins with his birth—a criminal act resulting from the then-ill...
To Health With It!: Reset, Rea...
To Health With It! is a practical guide to holistic well-being by acclaimed broadcaster and entrepreneur Tebogo "ProVerb" Thekisho. Moving beyond simple fitness, ProVerb explores health across six dim...
Life is like that sometimes
Life is Like That Sometimes is Khaya Dlanga’s evocative collection of personal stories, moving from his rural Eastern Cape childhood to the complexities of adulthood. Described by the Mail & Guardia...
Dr T
Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure is an updated edition of the bestseller by the indomitable Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng. Known for her warm, honest approach, Dr. T demystifies sex and sexuality, a...
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Closing the Gap
Closing the Gap provides an accessible, Africa-centric overview of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and its impact on the continent. The book traces the history of previous industrial revolution...
Township Politics: Civic Strug...
This insider’s account of an extraordinary period of national political transition is also a primer on a new radical philosophy, the street–smart Marxism that developed in South Africa’s sprawli...
Ndibhala Intando Yam
Ndibhala Intando Yam is the long-awaited isiXhosa translation of Steve Biko’s iconic I Write What I Like. Translated by Prof. Peter Mtuze with Prof. Simphiwe Sesanti and Dr. Athambile Masola, this e...
The Whistleblowers
The Whistleblowers offers raw, first-person accounts of South Africans who risked everything to expose endemic corruption and state capture. Often branded as traitors or impimpis, these individuals ha...
Genius
Genius explores South Africa’s fraught political economy through the lens of individuals and businesses that turned domestic challenges into global success. The book highlights extraordinary stories...
The BEE Billionaires: Redressi...
The BEE Billionaires by Chris Bishop takes a critical, high-stakes look at one of South Africa’s most controversial economic experiments: Black Economic Empowerment. As the country grapples with une...
Institutional Curiosity
his is the first collection of writing by various academics from the University of Pretoria about reimagining the University and how it may look in the future. Re-imaging the institution requires nove...
Odyssey of Liberation: A Memoi...
In this powerful work, Sikhakhane unveils the social and historical injustices shaping modern South Africa. Drawing from his career as a Black man navigating systemic complexities, he explores the "pa...
Uniting Africa: The Politics o...
The primary aim of this book is to reach a better understanding of Africa’s eff orts to incrementally advance Pan-Africanism, and its consolidating eff orts to attain socio-economic inclusive growth...
Lefatshe Ke La Badimo
Lefatshe ke la Badimo ke padi e e utlwisang botlhoko ka Molao wa Mafatshe wa 1913. Re sala morago lelapa la ga Rramothibi Kgobadi fa ba kobiwa mo polaseng, ba fetoga baleleri mo nageng ya bone. Padi e...
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Lundy’s Best Walks in the Ca...
A bestseller for over 30 years, Lundy’s Best Walks in the Cape Peninsula returns in a fully updated edition. All 30 routes have been rewalked, with defunct trails replaced by fresh hikes, each accom...
Books and Bones and Other Thin...
Books tell stories about our lifeworld. In this book Jan Coetzee invites us to critically inquire into the aims, the content, and the context of the stories contained in a collection of old books from...
Kortpad-Praatjies I: Afrikaans...
Die Afrikaanse TipTop-Taalreeks is uniek omdat dit ´n internasionale karakter het en Kortpad-Praatjies I sluit tientalle stemopnames van grammatika-oefeninge in. Dit bevat ook dialoë wat in die ...
Uniting Africa: The Politics o...
The primary aim of this book is to reach a better understanding of Africa’s eff orts to incrementally advance Pan-Africanism, and its consolidating eff orts to attain socio-economic inclusive growth...
Blinded Love
Buhle Faku walks into an elevator, and an encounter with a handsome stranger alters her life forever.rnUntil now, Dr Lunje Majola has never known what love is. As a serial cheater with a long history...
Critical Conversations From Di...
Zaira Solomons is a senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg. She holds a PhD from Coventry University and received the prestigious Leverhulme Study Abroad Studentship. She is a dec...
Uyibhala kanjani incwadi?
Ungalilahli ithemba Mbhali. Indlela nendlela ihambe ibe nezingqinamba zayo, kepha kukuwe ukuthi uzazi ufunani; kungani ufuna ukuba uMbhali osezingeni eliphezulu? Le mibuzo ibalulekile ngaphambi kok...
Diary of a Goddess
A single woman on journey of self discovery. She confesses about her loneliness and learns that life is not perfect even for her married friends. The sparkling souls that she meets inspires her not to...
Discover your Entrepreneurial ...
In his book Discover your Entrepreneurial Genius, uMshengu argues that now that society has far more knowledge and access to resources, we must be inspired to show up and act differently. Education, a...
Social Work Practice in Mental...
This book, Social Work Practice in Mental Health and Advancing Recovery-Oriented Practice in a South African Context, represents a significant scholarly evolution from its inception as a doctoral stud...
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