South African Current Affairs

Wednesday – 12th September 2018

Join Simone Haysom and Mandy Wiener for the launch of The Last Words of Rowan du Preez in Johannesburg

Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Troyeville Hotel are thrilled to invite you to the launch of The Last Words of Rowan du Preez by Simone Haysom.

Don’t miss a book signing of I am Liza Smit at Exclusive Books Clearwater

Jacana Media invite you to a book signing with Liza Smit and Raquel Lewis, authors of I am Liza Smit.

Friday – 31st August 2018

Swapo Captive by Oiva Angula – The gripping account of an incarcerated Swapo cadre

Swapo Captive: A Comrade’s Experience of Betrayal and Torture by Oiva Angula is out now from Penguin Random House.

Thursday – 30th August 2018

New book alert! The Last Words of Rowan du Preez: Murder and Conspiracy on the Cape Flats by Simone Haysom

‘A South African version of In Cold Blood, done with great integrity. It reads like a thriller.’ – John Maytham

Out early September – Stephan Hofstatter’s Licence to Loot: How the Plunder of Eskom and Other Parastatals Almost Sank South Africa

Licence to Loot traces the genesis of the Eskom looting spree and explores how the Gupta family extracted billions in suspected kickbacks from state contracts and scored hugely inflated coal contracts from backroom deals.

Wednesday – 29th August 2018

Jacques Pauw’s Zuma exposé The President’s Keepers wins Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award

The President’s Keepers by investigative journalist Jacques Pauw has won the Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award – a prize for South African booksellers’ favourite book.

Tuesday – 28th August 2018

When spooks write fiction, that’s when you read the truth – don’t miss Barry Gilder’s debut novel The List

Barry Gilder’s debut novel The List is out in September from Jacana Media.

Monday – 27th August 2018

Save the date for the launch of Beaten but not Broken by Vanessa Govender – the story of a true survivor

In Beaten but not Broken, Vanessa Govender tells a graphic story of extreme abuse, living with the pain and ultimately how she was saved by her own relentless fighting spirit to find purpose and love.

Friday – 24th August 2018

New book alert! Former television journalist Vanessa Govender’s shocking memoir Beaten but not Broken

This is a story of possibilities and hope; it is the story of a true survivor.

Tuesday – 21st August 2018

Caster Semenya – the new book in the inspirational new Road to Glory series for younger readers

Caster Semenya is the fifth book in the brand-new Road to Glory series, which covers South African sporting legends as they set out on their journeys to becoming national and international stars. Written specifically for youngsters aged 10–14, it takes the reader close to all the action, and the ups and downs.

The Lost Boys of Bird Island author Chris Steyn releases statement addressing the last words of her late co-author Mark Minnie

Tafelberg Publishers has issued a statement on behalf of Chris Steyn, author of the controversial new exposé The Lost Boys of Bird Island.

Friday – 17th August 2018

Redi Tlhabi, Thandeka Gqubule, Steve Biko, Jacques Pauw and Marnus Broodryk up for Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award

The shortlist for the Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award – a prize for South African booksellers’ favourite book – has been announced.

Thursday – 16th August 2018

Meet Liza Smit and Raquel Lewis and get your copy of I am Liza Smit signed

Meet Liza Smit and Raquel Lewis and get your copy of I am Liza Smit signed.

Wednesday – 15th August 2018

The Lost Boys of Bird Island author Mark Minnie was following up ‘several leads’ at the time of his death

Before his death, Mark Minnie was ‘determined to reveal further evidence’ about the alleged paedophilia ring involving prominent National Party cabinet ministers revealed in his new book The Lost Boys of Bird Island, according to his publisher Tafelberg.

New from Zapiro! WTF: Capturing Zuma – A Cartoonist’s Tale

WTF is renowned cartoonist Zapiro’s account of the Zuma years in 400 brilliant cartoons and the stories behind them.

Tuesday – 14th August 2018

New book alert! Business as Usual after Marikana – society looks on as miners are exploited, oppressed and dehumanised

Leave it to the president, government and ‘big business’ and we will die. This is the lesson learned from the Marikana massacre. At least it should have been, but still society looks on as miners are exploited, oppressed and dehumanised in the land of their birth.

Don’t miss the Johannesburg launch of Turning and Turning by Judith February

Pan Macmillan and Love Books invite you to the Johannesburg launch of Turning and Turning: Exploring the Complexities of South Africa’s Democracy by Judith February.

The Team Secret by Koos Stadler and Anton Burger – To fast-track your business, shape up your teams!

The South African Special Forces achieved exceptional results with small groups of elite soldiers instead of larger, conventional teams. The Team Secret shows that the same principle applies in the business world – a small team has a much better chance of completing projects efficiently, on budget and on time.