The Boy Who Never Gave Up

By refusing to give up, Emmanuel Taban has risen above extreme poverty, racism and xenophobia to become a South African legend. Taban was the Daily Maverick’s African Person of the Year (2021)

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The Colonialist

This authoritative biography focuses on the relationship between Rhodes’ well-known activities in business and politics and the development of Southern Africa’s infrastructure, most famously his plan for a Cape-to-Cairo railway.

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The Inheritors

A dozen years in the making, The Inheritors weaves together the stories of three ordinary South Africans over five tumultuous decades in a sweeping and exquisite look at what really happens when a country resolves to end white supremacy.

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The Last Resort

A Memoir of Zimbabwe

Thrilling, heart-breaking, and, at times, absurdly funny, The Last Resort is an inspiring coming-of-age tale about home, love, hope, responsibility and redemption. An edgy rollercoaster adventure, it is also a deeply moving story about how to survive a corrupt Third World dictatorship with a little innovation, humor, bribery and brothel management.

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The Man Who Shook Mountains

Journalist Lesley Mofokeng investigates the life of his remarkable grandfather, Mongangane Wilfred Mofokeng, a prominent Dutch Reformed Church evangelist, who built a thriving community out of the dust of the far North West.

 

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The Man with the Black Dog

A true modern-day Jock of the Bushveld

Though Mario is a game ranger and conservationist, this is not just another “40 years as a game ranger” type of book. It is the story of an adventurous life – spanning both pre- and post-1994 Southern Africa – which is interwoven with the tale of an intense, loving 14-year relationship between himself and his dog Shilo.

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The Murder of Deveney Nel

Julian Jansen, author of bestselling true crime books, has as Rapport’s crime reporter, written about the Deveney Nel case from the start. He draws on his extensive contacts in the police and interviews with friends and family to reconstruct the events leading to the tragedy, and to honour the murdered young girl.

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The Race to be Myself

The Race to be Myself tells the coming-of-age story of an iconic athlete – of Caster’s dramatic journey from a gifted and self-trained novice to the pinnacle of her sport – and takes readers behind the scenes of her inspiring battle to run in the ‘body that God gave me’.

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