South African Current Affairs
Thursday – 26th March 2020
[Video interview] How to ignite a growth revolution in Africa – Jakkie Cilliers discusses his new book Africa First!
What stops Africa, with its abundant natural resources, from capitalising on its boundless potential?
Monday – 23rd March 2020
Shedding light on a blood-soaked chapter in South Africa’s history – Read an excerpt from Philippa Garson’s memoir Undeniable: Memoir of a Covert War
‘Although some may find the violence triggering, it is my specific intention to not sidestep the uncomfortable truth about this time.’
Wednesday – 18th March 2020
A hard-hitting exposé of the profit-driven multinational running Mangaung private prison – The Misery Merchants: Life and Death in a Private South African Prison
The Misery Merchants: Life and Death in a Private South African Prison by Ruth Hopkins is out at the end of March 2020 from Jacana Media.
Friday – 13th March 2020
New book alert! Philippa Garson’s unputdownable new book Undeniable: Memoir of a Covert War – a brilliant account of a harrowing period in South African history
Undeniable: Memoir of a Covert War by Philippa Garson is out in March from Jacana Media.
House of Horrors, the shocking story of how the Springs Monster tortured and abused his family, is now available in English
House of horrors, the English translation of Susan Cilliers’s bestselling Afrikaans exposé Huis van gruwels: My 16 jaar in die Springs hel, is now available.
Thursday – 12th March 2020
Wie is Cecilia Steyn en hoe kan een mens vyf ander manipuleer om moord te pleeg? Vind uit in Afspraak met moord deur Jana Marx
Nuut by LAPA: Jana Marx skryf oor een van die opspraakwekkendste moordsake in die land se geskiedenis in Afspraak met moord.
Breakfast dialogue: Africa First! author Jakkie Cilliers in conversation with Junior Ngulube at GIBS (20 Mar)
GIBS invites you to a dialogue on Africa’s future with Africa First! author Jakkie Cilliers and Junior Ngulube, vice chairman of Sanlam, Pan African Markets.
Wandile Sihlobo introduces his new book Finding Common Ground: Land, Equity and Agriculture
Pan Macmillan is thrilled to be publishing Wandile Sihlobo’s book Finding Common Ground in April 2020.
Wednesday – 11th March 2020
Join Jakkie Cilliers for a dialogue on Africa’s future at the launch of Africa First! at UJ (19 Mar)
Jonathan Ball Publishers invite you to the launch of Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution by Jakkie Cilliers at the University of Johannesburg.
Don’t miss the launch of The Asian Aspiration: Why and How Africa Should Emulate Asia at UCT (24 Mar)
You’re invited to the launch of The Asian Aspiration: Why and How Africa Should Emulate Asia by Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Hailemariam Desalegn and Emily van der Merwe.
Tuesday – 10th March 2020
‘Striving to get hold of fleeting memories and slippery images of the past’ – Ronnie Kasrils on the writing of his book Catching Tadpoles
In Catching Tadpoles: The Shaping of a Young Rebel Ronnie Kasrils answers the question that he has been asked innumerable times: ‘What made a young white boy give up privilege and join the liberation struggle?’
Monday – 9th March 2020
Join Carien du Plessis and Martin Plaut for the launch of Understanding South Africa at Love Books (12 Mar)
Join Jacana Media at Love Books for the launch of Understanding South Africa by Carien du Plessis and Martin Plaut.
Can chaos and uncertainty breed opportunity? Find out at the launch of Bruce Whitfield’s new book The Upside of Down in Joburg (2 Apr)
Join Pan Macmillan for the launch of The Upside of Down: How Chaos and Uncertainty Breed Opportunity in South Africa by Bruce Whitfield, award-winning financial journalist and broadcaster.
Tuesday – 3rd March 2020
Understanding South Africa – a go-to guide for confused South Africans, by Carien du Plessis and Martin Plaut
Understanding South Africa by Carien du Plessis and Martin Plaut is out in March 2020 from Jacana Media.
Bruce Whitfield introduces his eagerly awaited book, The Upside of Down: How Chaos and Uncertainty Breed Opportunity in South Africa
Bruce Whitfield’s new book The Upside of Down: How Chaos and Uncertainty Breed Opportunity in South Africa is out in April 2020 from Pan Macmillan.
Friday – 28th February 2020
[Video] ‘Genoeg is genoeg,’ sê Mboweni: Waldimar Pelser bied sy mening oor die nasionale begrotingsrede 2020
Video: Waldimar Pelser gee sy mening oor die 2020 nasionale begrotingsrede op kykNET In Gesprek.
Monday – 17th February 2020
Why has Asia developed while Africa lagged? Find out in The Asian Aspiration: Why and How Africa Should Emulate Asia
The Asian Aspiration: Why and How Africa Should Emulate Asia by Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Hailemariam Desalegn and Emily van der Merwe is out in March from Pan Macmillan SA.
Wednesday – 12th February 2020
Was Cuito Cuanavale ever really an objective of the SADF? Leopold Scholtz tackles this question by examining recently declassified documents
The SADF and Cuito Cuanavale: A Tactical and Strategic Analysis by Leopold Scholtz is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Monday – 3rd February 2020
‘Hul pa was die ja en amen. Jy moes alles glo en kon nie vir jouself dink nie’: Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Huis van gruwels
Lees ‘n uittreksel uit Huis van gruwels: My 16 jaar in die Springs hel soos vertel aan joernalis Susan Cilliers
Thursday – 30th January 2020
[Watch] Anneleigh Jacobsen explains how her new thriller Corporation Games came about
Corporation Games by Anneleigh Jacobsen is a fictional corporate thriller based on a number of real-life financial scandals that have rocked South Africa.