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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-...
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...
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 ...
Walter Sisulu: A sense of outr...
Despite being part of the ANC’s "holy trinity" alongside Mandela and Tambo, Walter Sisulu’s modesty often left him neglected in liberation history. This nuanced biography by Tom Lodge, completed b...
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...
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...
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...
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I Think I'm Depressed
I Think I’m Depressed is a powerful, honest reflection on the silent struggles of mental health. Author and entrepreneur Sbusiso Manqa shares a deeply personal account that gives voice to the often-...
Mafia Land: Inside South Afric...
Mafia Land is a chilling exposé by investigative journalist Kyle Cowan into the criminal syndicates—from tobacco and construction to kidnapping and the police—that dominate South Africa. Cowan ar...
Falling Forward
Falling Forward is a deeply personal memoir by Rachel Kolisi, released alongside her documentary. Kolisi takes readers behind her public image to explore the private moments that shaped her—navigati...
The Invisible People: How a Q...
The Invisible People by former MTN CEO Phuthuma Nhleko addresses Africa’s looming demographic shift, where one in four people will be African by 2050. Nhleko calls for a new Renaissance built on thr...
Wild Things Never Die
In this thrilling cozy mystery, agony aunt Tannie Maria and her hen, Henrietta, go undercover at a luxury Karoo reserve with Detective Henk Kannemeyer. Their mission to stop gangsters from poaching ra...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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