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Hot on the heels of Venison’s award-winning bestseller SOL: My Friend & Adversary, ESCAPING THE SUN is the blazing, untold story of a man who lived in the orbit of a giant, and finally broke free.

Under Smuts’s Rule: Jan Smuts and His Impact on Black South Africans – Bongani Ngqulunga

Much has been said and written about Radio 702, but until now the full story of how it was founded, the impact it made and the enduring legacy it has left has not been told. In Touch In Tune and Independent: The Story of 702 provides just such a history.

Meet the inspiring kasipreneurs of the informal economy, from bakers to backroom rental barons, coffee innovators to goat breeders, kasi delivery people to spaza innovators, mattress makers, backroom builders, vetkoek fryers and chicken dust queens, kota franchises and backyard a

“I have come to believe that when you reach your sixties – when you’ve finally accumulated the wisdom, experience and confidence to make the most meaningful contribution – that’s not the time to exit. That’s the time to accelerate your efforts to effect change.

Benni McCarthy is South Africa’s most successful footballer – he’s the all-time top scorer for Bafana Bafana, the country’s only UEFA Champions League winner, and he is now forging a successful career as a coach.

Peter Mehlape unpacks his book 'Winning In Africa: Your Next Eight Moves to Business Success in Africa', which offers a vision and practical blueprint for doing business in Africa. It offers practical insights on navigating Africa's diverse markets, leveraging tech, building part

A sweeping story with intimate roots, Darker Shade of Pale traces a little-known chapter in the history of global migration.

Ulibambe Lingashoni: A History of Ilanga lase Natal Newspaper is an essential read for anyone interested in the power and importance of the press.

Fr David Neuhaus unpacks his book 'Conquest or Leaven'