Why do the Japanese play rugby? How did Einstein help create Eskom? Johan Fourie explores these questions and many more in this fully revised and expanded second edition of his bestseller Our Long Walk to Economic Freedom. This enriching journey through an African-centred history reveals the roots and reasons for prosperity.
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The Truth About Cape Slavery: The Foundations of Colonial South Africa by Patric Tariq Mellet is a comprehensive examination of the historical foundations of Cape slavery and its impact on South African society.
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Great Johannesburg: What happened? How to save an African city is an urban planning and social analysis book examining Johannesburg’s challenges and potential solutions.
Digging Deep explores South Africa’s great mineral revolution – the
lucky strikes and the struggles of prospecting in the late 1800s, the
rushes to boom-and-bust towns in the Eastern Transvaal Goldfield,
the dubious beginnings of the Witwatersrand, and the stories of the
visionary men like Cecil Rhodes, Alfred Beit, Barney Barnato, Sir
Ernest Oppenheimer, Sammy Marks and Hans Merensky who
pioneered and shaped the industry on which modern South Africa
was built.
101 Remarkable South African Women gathers, for the first time, stories of 101 extraordinary women who shaped our past and present. From Krotoa and Olive Schreiner to Miriam Makeba, Thuli Madonsela, and Tyla, this inspiring, accessible book celebrates forgotten voices and showcases role models across history, art, politics, and culture.