South Africa
Tuesday – 19th December 2017
Cyril Ramaphosa not afraid to ‘ice somebody out, just to put them in their place’ – Ray Hartley
Ray Hartley provides some insights into Cyril Ramaphosa’s upbringing and where his interest in politics came from.
Monday – 18th December 2017
Mandla Langa chats about completing Nelson Mandela’s presidential memoir, Dare Not Linger
Mandla Langa called the project ‘the most daunting task I have ever had as a writer’.
Friday – 15th December 2017
Africa’s Lit: 2017 highlights, featuring Zakes Mda, Dudu Busani-Dube, Ayobami Adebayo, Malebo Sephodi and Angela Makholwa!
The December edition of Africa’s Lit features the light and quirky moments with your favourite authors from video recordings throughout 2018.
Thursday – 14th December 2017
Angela Makholwa’s new novel The Blessed Girl could be headed for the big screen
Angela Makholwa reveals that her new novel The Blessed Girl may be made into a film or series.
Wednesday – 13th December 2017
Mandela’s time in prison affected his self-belief, and his writing – Mandla Langa discusses Dare Not Linger
Mandla Langa says Nelson Mandela’s time in prison gave him a powerful sense of self-belief.
Frogs of Southern Africa: Now updated to include 12 new species
Frogs of Southern Africa: A Complete Guide is the perfect gift for amateur ‘froggers’ or professional scientists.
Ronnie Kasrils: We should not succumb to intimidation by state security services
‘It is important that as citizens we demonstrate that we will not succumb to intimidation by the security services who are palpably failing our democracy, Constitution and people as was the case during the apartheid era.’
Jürgen Schadeberg’s memoir The Way I See It: A Key Figure in South African Photography
A behind-the-scenes journey with a legendary DRUM photojournalist and visual storyteller.
Stand a chance to win 1 of 10 copies of Bonang Matheba’s From A to B
Jacana Media is giving away 10 copies of Bonang Matheba’s From A to B.
Tuesday – 12th December 2017
Now back in print after twenty years: Jacques Pauw’s Into the Heart of Darkness: Confessions of Apartheid’s Assassins
Jacques Pauw takes us on a journey into the minds and lives of the men who went out to kill and kill again.
Pitch to Publication presentations pay off, for both publishers and writers
Jacana Media has revealed the successful writers who pitched their manuscripts during the publisher’s Pitch to Publication event.
A gentle delight to read in this modern world of violence, racism and lack of friendship
Oh, what a pleasure! Light animal anecdotes, told originally by Alice Kirk about the very mixed family on her farm in the KZN Midlands, recalled and retold by her granddaughter.
Monday – 11th December 2017
‘Where Jacob Zuma comes from, your child is my child; he violated those codes’ – Redi Tlhabi talks about Khwezi
‘I couldn’t accept that I was part of a society that allowed a man like that to be the president.’
‘Cyril Ramaphosa is the Forrest Gump of South African political history’ – Anthony Butler
Ramaphosa has been present in the foreground of virtually every important moment in the modern history of his country.
Local is lekker this Christmas, with Penguin Random House SA
One lucky winner will receive a Christmas hamper with some of Penguin Random House SA’s best local books!
Kopano Matlwa, Zinzi Clemmons and Fiona Melrose reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement
Johannesburg was the focus in the Times Literary Supplement this month, with a review of Kopano Matlwa’s Period Pain, Zinzi Clemmons’s What We Lose and Fiona Melrose’s Johannesburg.
Friday – 8th December 2017
Three books by Eben Venter acquired by Penguin Random House
Penguin Random House will be publishing Eben Venter’s forthcoming three books.
Wednesday – 6th December 2017
Read an excerpt from New Times, the new novel from award-winning author Rehana Rossouw
Courtesy of Jacana Media, read an excerpt from New Times, the much-anticipated new novel from Rehana Rossouw.
First look at Under Glass, the new novel from Claire Robertson
Penguin Random House South Africa has released details of the new Claire Robertson novel, to be released in January 2018.
Monday – 4th December 2017
Adriaan Basson and Pieter du Toit discuss Jacob Zuma’s ‘disastrous term in office’ and their new book Enemy of the People
Investigative journalists Adriaan Basson and Pieter du Toit have written a book which provides a detailed account of President Jacob Zuma’s “disastrous term in office”.