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A hundred memories of the great man, as revolutionary, world leader, family figure, and more, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. The book offers insight into Mandelas life by retelling...

Over the years, many have signed up for the South African Special Forces selection course but only a select few have ever passed. The gruelling course pushes recruits to their physical and mental...

Crime statistics do not belong to the government, academics, specialists, or the press. They are ours: we experience and report crimes and have a right to access and understand their official record...

"There are only two great certainties in a game ranger's career. The first is that you will never be well off. The second - and best by far - is that you will do things that most other people only...

Pat Cavendish O'Neil was born into a world of enormous riches, eccentricity and intrigue. Her mother, Enid Lindeman of the Australian wine family, was a famous beauty who married four times. Two...

The interwar years were a tumultuous time in South Africa. The effects of the worldwide economic slump gave rise to a huge number of 'poor whites' and fed the growth of a militant and aggressive...

Lucid, evocative and perceptive, this combat memoir is a delight.' - Fransjohan Pretorius, Emeritus Professor of History In January 1900, galvanised by the daring of the Boers in taking on imperial...

A WILDER LIFE : Journey of an Adventuring DoctorAuthor: Joan LouwrensPublisher: Jonathan Ball PublishersPublication Date: Oct 01, 2020Number of Pages: 304 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

In the world of espionage, truth is the first victim and nothing is as it seems. Here, for the first time, South Africa's most notorious apartheid spy Olivia Forsyth lays bare the story of her...

Almost French : A Life of Fanfare and Faux PasAuthor: Louis Jansen Van VuurenPublisher: Jonathan Ball PublishersPublication Date: Oct 12, 2020Number of Pages: 250 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

Amper Frans : 'n Lewe van fanfare en faux pasAuthor: Louis Jansen Van VuurenPublisher: Jonathan Ball PublishersPublication Date: Oct 12, 2020Number of Pages: 258 pagesLanguage: AfrikaansBinding:...

"Garth Owen-Smith has spent almost his entire working life fighting - not against a conventional enemy but against official ignorance, harsh climatic conditions, poachers and other enemies of...

Author: Jodi PicoultPublisher: Jonathan Ball PublishersPublication Date: Feb 17, 2020Number of Pages: 434 pagesLanguage: AfrikaansBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1868429989ISBN-13: 9781868429981

Dis politici wat oorlog verklaar, nie ons nie. Ons het gedoen wat ons geglo het ons moes doen en hulle [die vyand] ook . . . - Marco Caforio, ouddienspligtige Op 10 Junie 1980 gedurende 'n eindelose...

On 10 June 1980, during the Border War, the SADF's 61 Mechanised Battalion Group attacked a complex of Swapo military bases in southern Angola. A long day of bloody fighting ensued. Second Lieutenant...

"When Mark Boucher played his first game of cricket for South Africa, a senior player took him aside and bluntly told him he was the worst wicketkeeper ever to play in the national side. Over a...

Professor. Pundit. Public nuisance. In his columns, books and on social media, Jonathan Jansen is prolific, and he likes to speak his mind about schools and universities, race, politics and our...

When Charlene Wittstock married Prince Albert of Monaco in a star-studded wedding watched by millions across the world in 2011, rumours of her getting cold feet and her unhappiness about his love...

From campus radio to host of South Africa's biggest youth breakfast show to pioneering his own online hub, Gareth Cliff has always claimed the headlines with his brand of strong opinion and whiplash...

When she was last spotted on the crossroads of Swart and Gevaar Roads, Coconut Kelz was drinking Woolies water and spreading her truth bombs about the state of the nation, why corruption is okay when...

'This is a book for Coloured people, by Coloured people, a book of Coloured and colourful stories from varied corners of the South African vista, past, present and future.' What does it mean to be...

"A Perilous Journey Inside the Drug Trade A high-octane journey into the brutal underworld of the South African and transnational drug trade. Journalist Hazel Friedman was on assignment in Thailand...

DIE SAW EN CUITO CUANAVALE : 'n Taktiese en strategiese analiseAuthor: Leopold ScholtzPublisher: Jonathan Ball PublishersPublication Date: Feb 15, 2020Number of Pages: 290 pagesLanguage:...

"In little more than a decade, Diepsloot has transformed from a semi-rural expanse to a dense, seething settlement of about 200 000 people. A post-apartheid creation lying to the north of...

Foreign Native : An African JourneyAuthor: RW. JOHNSONPublisher: Jonathan Ball PublishersPublication Date: Jul 23, 2020Number of Pages: 294 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

The man who would have been her first client turns around to his clothes on the coat hangers against the wall. 'I have to get out of here . . . sir, I am just a child, sir! Please call the police so...

"From the day he joined a ramshackle Kenyan cycling club made up of orphans and street children, Chris Froome was destined for greatness. Froome: the Ride of his Life chronicles Froome's journey from...

"Some people think it is a very bad thing to have an opinion on anything. Blend in, don't make too much noise, just be happy with what you know and do. I can't do that. Gareth Cliff Gareth Cliff...

"Chris Hani's assassination in 1993 gave rise to one of South Africa's great imponderables: if he had survived, what impact would he have had on politics and government in South Africa? More...

'When women heal, generations heal.'To her thousands of fans, Wisdom & Wellness founder, speaker and influencer Mpoomy Ledwaba is a symbol of strengthand women empowerment. But going from university...