South African Current Affairs
Friday – 8th November 2024
Mathews Phosa’s explosive memoir out now!
Witness to Power: A Political Memoir by Dr Mathews Phosa is out now from Penguin Random House SA!
Thursday – 26th September 2024
[Listen] The new episode of Pagecast is out now: Pieter du Toit chats to John Maytham about The Super Cadres
In this episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Pieter du Toit is in conversation with CapeTalk radio presenter John Maytham about his new book, The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment!
Friday – 13th September 2024
Don’t miss the Tyger Valley launch of The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment by bestselling author Pieter du Toit (19 Sep)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment by Pieter du Toit.
Thursday – 12th September 2024
Join Pieter du Toit for the Joburg launch of The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment (12 Sep)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment by Pieter du Toit.
Join Pieter du Toit for the Bloemfontein launch of The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment (6 Sep)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment by Pieter du Toit.
Monday – 26th August 2024
Don’t miss the Pretoria launch of The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment by bestselling author Pieter du Toit (10 Sep)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment by Pieter du Toit.
Wednesday – 14th August 2024
New book alert! The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment by Pieter du Toit, bestselling author of The Stellenbosch Mafia
The Super Cadres: ANC Misrule in the Age of Deployment by Pieter du Toit will be published in September by Jonathan Ball Publishers!
Monday – 12th August 2024
Don’t miss the launch of Killer Stories: Conversations With South African Serial Murderers in Joburg (15 Aug)
Join Mandy Wiener as she talks to Brin Hodgskiss about his book Killer Stories: Conversations With South African Serial Murderers.
Tuesday – 2nd July 2024
Unravelling the truth – James-Brent Styan on Markus Jooste, Steinhoff and his new book, The Dirty Secrets of the Rich and Powerful
Markus Jooste, central to Steinhoff’s collapse, faced parliament unrepentant. James-Brent Styan reflects on their encounter, Jooste’s subsequent demise, and unanswered questions in this thought piece, that also urges vigilance and awareness of the real risk involved in daily dealings.
Thursday – 20th June 2024
Join James-Brent Styan at The Book Lounge for the launch of his new book The Dirty Secrets of The Rich and Powerful (27 Jun)
Penguin Random House and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of The Dirty Secrets of The Rich and Powerful by James-Brent Styan.
Tuesday – 18th June 2024
Don’t miss the launch of Richard Steyn’s remarkable new book Rhodes and His Banker at Love Books (2 Jul)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Love Books invite you to the launch of Rhodes and His Banker: Empire, Wealth and the Coming of Union by Richard Steyn.
Thursday – 13th June 2024
Rhodes and His Banker by Richard Steyn – the story of a remarkable friendship
Rhodes and His Banker: Empire, Wealth and the Coming of Union by Richard Steyn is out this month from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 7th June 2024
Join Beverley Roos-Muller for the launch of her new book Hunting the Seven: How the Gugulethu Seven Assassins Were Exposed at The Book Lounge (13 June)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Hunting the Seven: How the Gugulethu Seven Assassins Were Exposed by Beverley Roos-Muller.
Monday – 27th May 2024
Read an excerpt from Spoilt Ballots – the definitive history of elections in South Africa
As South Africans head to the polls this week, Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from Spoilt Ballots: The Elections that Shaped South Africa, from Shaka to Cyril by Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall.
Friday – 17th May 2024
Join Roy Havemann in Cape Town for the launch of How To Fix (Unf*ck) A Country: 6 Things To Reboot South Africa (21 May)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of How To Fix (Unf*ck) A Country: 6 Things To Reboot South Africa by Roy Havemann.
‘South Africa’s murder rate has again broken records’ – Karl Kemp expounds on his new book Why We Kill: Mob Justice and the New Vigilantism in South Africa
‘If you’ve ever wondered why South Africa is such a violent place, why we seem so obsessed with violence, and how we seemingly live surrounded by the potential for violence at all times, you should read this book.’
Thursday – 9th May 2024
Hunting the Seven – Beverley Roos-Muller tells the story of the Gugulethu Seven and the hunt for the truth of their deaths
Hunting the Seven: How The Gugulethu Seven Assassins Were Exposed by Beverley Roos-Muller is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 8th May 2024
Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! Roy Havemann chats about his book, How To Fix (Unf*ck) A Country
This week on Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, Twanji Kalula interviews Roy Havemann about his book, How To Fix (Unf*ck) A Country: 6 Things To Reboot South Africa.
Tuesday – 7th May 2024
Don’t miss the Homebru Cocktail Evening in honour of How To Fix (Unf*ck) A Country: 6 Things To Reboot South Africa by Roy Havemann (16 May)
Join Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books for a Homebru Cocktail Evening in honour of How To Fix (Unf*ck) A Country: 6 Things To Reboot South Africa by Roy Havemann.
Monday – 29th April 2024
South Africa is not in a good place. The system is down. How do we reboot? Find out in How To Fix (Unf*ck) A Country by Roy Havemann
How To Fix (Unf*ck) A Country: 6 Things To Reboot South Africa by Roy Havemann is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers!