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.
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.
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.
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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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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In 1856, a teenage girl led 40000 to their deaths in the Eastern Cape. When Treive Nicholas arrived in the 1980s to teach, he was captivated by the Wild Coast. Researching its history, he explores the Cattle Killing of 1856-1857. Was Nongqawuse a deceiver or a liberation leader? Treive’s quest spans continents, from South Africa to England, ending
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Kaizer Nyatsumba, renowned journalist and commentator turned senior business executive, tells his remarkable story of transition and integrity. From his birth in poverty on a farm at White River in Mpumalanga, becoming a journalist and newspaper editor, and finally a senior business executive on listed and non-listed companies in South Africa.
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Suid-Afrika het die grootste spoorweginfrastruktuur in Afrika. Op die Spoorweg verken hierdie ryk spoorwegerfenis. Ingenieursvernuf oorwin terreine en spoorwegdorpe bloei. Williams bespreek ook rasseskeiding en bied ‘n eerlike blik op die geskiedenis en toekoms van die spoorweë.
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On the Railway explores South Africa’s railway history, from Estcourt to grand steam engines and luxury trains like the White and Blue Trains. David Williams highlights the vital role of goods trains and the engineering feats overcoming rugged landscapes. The book also addresses racial segregation and the decline of the railway network.
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