South African Current Affairs
Wednesday – 10th June 2020
Don’t miss the virtual launch of the explosive new book The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg (11 June)
Join Penguin Random House for the virtual book launch of The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg.
Monday – 8th June 2020
Explosive new book tells all – The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg
The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg by Mashaba’s former chief of staff Michael Beaumont is out now from Penguin Random House!
Friday – 5th June 2020
Black Consciousness and Black Lives Matter
Find out more about two books from Jacana Media that focus on Black Consciousness and Fees Must Fall, and how they relate to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Monday – 18th May 2020
Buy the ebook and get the print edition free!
Jacana Media is running a special offer: buy the ebook and get the print edition free as soon as it is off the press.
Friday – 15th May 2020
Pieter-Louis Myburgh wins Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Reporting for his book Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule’s Web of Capture
Congratulations to Pieter-Louis Myburgh, who has won the Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Reporting!
Tuesday – 12th May 2020
‘Anyone who wants to know what happened needs to read this book.’ – Oscar van Heerden’s Two Minutes to Midnight: Will Ramaphosa’s ANC Survive? impresses political minds
Two Minutes to Midnight: Will Ramaphosa’s ANC Survive? by Oscar van Heerden is out now from Jacana Media.
Monday – 11th May 2020
Watch Jakkie Cilliers’s NWU Optentia Research Focus Area presentation on ‘Igniting Africa’s Growth Revolution’
Igniting Africa’s Growth Revolution
Thursday – 7th May 2020
Uber Eats is now delivering books from Exclusive Books in South Africa
Exclusive Books has joined forces with Uber Eats to deliver books to word-hungry South Africans.
Help South Africa’s beloved indie bookshops keep their doors open during lockdown
The latest edition of Burn After Reading tells you everything you need to know about supporting your local independent bookshop.
Tuesday – 5th May 2020
Stuck for something to read? Check out Penguin Random House SA’s ebooks, now R100 or less!
Do you need a new read to take your mind off lockdown?
Wednesday – 29th April 2020
Koronavirus: ’n Boek vir kinders is nou as gratis e-boek by LAPA beskikbaar
Nuut by LAPA: ’n Gratis e-boek om ouers te help om die koronavirus aan hul kinders te verduidelik. Koronavirus: ’n Boek vir kinders is geïllustreer deur Axel Scheffler en na Afrikaans vertaal deur Jaco Jacobs.
Tuesday – 28th April 2020
Why has Asia developed while Africa lagged? Don’t miss a book launch webinar for The Asian Aspiration, with Greg Mills (29 April)
Don’t miss a book launch webinar for The Asian Aspiration: Why and How Africa Should Emulate Asia by Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Hailemariam Desaleng and Emily van der Merwe.
Monday – 27th April 2020
Cheeky Natives Lockdown Takeover: Celebrate Freedom Day with author Rekgotsofetse Chikane
Celebrate Freedom Day with Rekgotsofetse Chikane, Oxford graduate and author of Breaking a Rainbow, Building a Nation.
Friday – 24th April 2020
‘None dissects the mystery about our governing party with the mastery and insight of Oscar van Heerden’ – Ronnie Kasrils
Ronnie Kasrils, author and former government minister, was blown away by Two Minutes to Midnight: Will Ramaphosa’s ANC Survive? by Oscar van Heerden.
LAPA maak e-lees nog meer bekostigbaar met 30% af op alle e-boeke (17 – 30 April 2020)
LAPA het alle e-boeke op ons webruimte afgemerk met 30%. Dit beteken e-lees is nog meer bekostigbaar as ooit te vore. Die aanbod geld tot 30 April 2020.
Thursday – 23rd April 2020
Our world is in crisis – what can East Asia’s development teach us about dealing with disaster? Don’t miss the virtual book launch of The Asian Aspiration
Pan Macmillan in partnership with Exclusive Books and INCE Connect invite you to the virtual launch of The Asian Aspiration: Why and How Africa Should Emulate Asia by Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Hailemariam Desaleng and Emily van der Merwe.
Wednesday – 22nd April 2020
Marked down for lockdown – discover over 35 incredible ebooks from Pan Macmillan, now on sale!
While bookstores may be temporarily closed during lockdown, you can still read and stay safe with this unmissable collection of Pan Macmillan …
Rus sag, Tant Koelsoem: LAPA neem afskeid van Koelsoem Kamalie (1948 – 2020)
Koelsoem Kamalie is op Saterdag 11 April 2020 oorlede op die ouderdom van 72. Dié tannie van Bonteheuwel het luisteraars van RSG aan haar lippe laat hang met die heerlike resepte wat sy gedeel het, haar humor en die reguit manier waarop sy kon praat.
New book alert! Oscar van Heerden’s new book Two Minutes to Midnight: Will Ramaphosa’s ANC Survive? is out now
Two Minutes to Midnight: Will Ramaphosa’s ANC Survive? by Oscar van Heerden is out now from Jacana Media.
Monday – 20th April 2020
Don’t miss the virtual book launch of Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution by Jakkie Cilliers, with Nastassia Arendse (20 Apr)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Reading List invite you to the virtual book launch of Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution by Jakkie Cilliers.