John Laband

Don’t miss the launch of The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom by John Laband at Smuts House Museum in Centurion (23 Mar)

Jonathan Ball Publishers invites you to the book launch of The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom: 1837–1840 by John Laband.

Listen to the new episode of Pagecast! John Laband chats about his book The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom

In the latest episode of Pagecast, the podcast from Jonathan Ball Publishers, John Laband is in conversation with Graham Dominy about his book The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom: 1837–1840.

New book alert! John Laband’s The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom: 1837–1840

The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom: 1837–1840 by John Laband is out in February from Jonathan Ball Publishers!

2021 Sunday Times/CNA Literary Awards longlists announced

South Africa’s most prestigious literary awards are back with two thrilling fiction and non-fiction longlists, and a dedicated new sponsor.

Read an excerpt from The Land Wars: The Dispossession of the Khoisan and AmaXhosa in the Cape Colony by John Laband

Penguin Random House SA has shared an excerpt from John Laband’s new book The Land Wars: The Dispossession of the Khoisan and AmaXhosa in the Cape Colony. 

The Eight Zulu Kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini, the new book by well-respected historian John Laband

The Eight Zulu Kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini by John Laband will be out in August 2018 from Jonathan Ball Publishers.