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Why nonfiction books dominate bestseller lists in South Africa

2019-04-25 09:54

Books in South Africa don’t often make headline news. But a controversial subject, protests and disruptions at a book launch, and threats of book burning are sufficient to get South Africans talking about the place of books in society once again.

Exclusive Books CEO apologises as Cape Town 'Gangster State' launch takes place without a hitch

2019-04-17 21:46

Exclusive Books CEO Grattan Kirk has apologised to South Africans and author, Pieter-Louis Myburgh, for cancelling last week's book launch of 'Gangster State'.

President's Keepers publisher shortlisted for upholding 'freedom to publish' award

2019-04-16 21:19

South Africa's NB Publishers has been shortlisted for the International Publishers Association Prix Voltaire for 2019, which acknowledges "exemplary courage" in upholding the freedom to publish.

Lawfare: Why blaming the Constitution for SA's problems is not the answer

2019-04-16 10:09

In addition to the consequences of the deepening phenomenon of lawfare, another set of challenges to the constitutional project has emerged, namely the fact the Constitution itself has become an object of criticism.

BOOK EXTRACT: The Messiah's Dream Machine

2019-04-14 10:00

We sit together on the top step of the old house on Avondson and watch the sun set. On the horizon, fine lines of fire and gold rise into the flaring sky. Behind the cypress trees, the hills on Boesmansfontein glow across the veld.

Is an IMF bailout for SA imminent post May 8?

2019-04-09 12:45

Given that May 8 election is unlikely to change the South African social and economic reality, spelling out IMF involvement becomes a post-election imperative, writes Denis Worrall.

 
WAR:

WAR:  Thrust by the British into the campaign against Erwin Rommel’s German Afrika Korps in North Africa, South Africa fought a see-saw war of defeats followed by successes. South Africans versus Rommel is the story of an army committed somewhat reluctantly to a war it didn't fully support, ill-prepared for the battles it was tasked with fighting. (Delta Books)

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BOOK REVIEW: Why your business is like a flywheel, and other key concepts for success

2019-04-18 06:00

A giant, heavy flywheel is not unlike a successful enterprise, says Ian Mann.

Hlumelo Biko: On Black Panther and the continuous struggle for self-determination

2019-04-15 16:00

In 2018 I took my son to watch the film Black Panther, thinking that I would be exposing him to something that would make him more (as the kids say these days) 'woke'. But I was the one whose eyes were opened.

EXTRACT: Gunship over Angola - 'I felt stripped bare of my self-belief'

2019-04-11 08:49

I realised that something was terribly wrong, and at the last possible moment hoofed the right rudder pedal as hard as I could to prevent the Alo's imminent impact with the wall.

BOOK REVIEW: A simpler way to solve complex problems

2019-04-11 05:00

This book will help you effectively communicate complex problems and solve them, says Ian Mann.

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How the apartheid regime burnt books in their tens of thousands

2018-10-25 19:00

The fact that books were burnt underscored the state’s desire to make sure the printed word was utterly destroyed. The practice also revealed a darker side of the library profession which connived in the book burning.

BOOK REVIEW: Why chasing productivity won't make you more productive - and what will

2019-04-05 06:00

Just as chasing happiness doesn't make you happy, neither does driving humans make you more productive, says Ian Mann.

SOE clean-up doomed to fail as opportunities for corruption are simply too great

2019-03-28 05:00

It is unimaginable that South Africa can continue to exist behind the fence of its own peculiar job-reservation laws when everywhere else in that global market such restrictions do not exist.

EXTRACT: The Blackridge House

2019-03-27 11:06

'They remind us of the day when we love one another. We say that to love one another... We say I love you like something that shoots me.'

'People are too critical of South Africa' - Deon Maas

2019-03-17 08:41

Every day is a new adventure and every day he discovers something new, whether it's a new washing detergent, type of bread or interesting German habit.

BOOK REVIEW: How to work smarter, faster, and better

2019-03-14 06:15

To succeed today, people must decide for themselves how to spend their time and allocate their energy for best economic effect, says Ian Mann.

BOOK REVIEW: The anatomy of capture and corruption in King Ace's world

2019-04-05 06:00

Gangster State is a meticulous examination of Ace Magashule's world in which Pieter-Louis Myburgh combines documentary evidence with first-person accounts of the former Free State premier's networks and confidantes.

BOOK EXTRACT: Gangster State – The ANC's asbestos benefits

2019-03-31 04:00

One of the most enduring allegations against Ace Magashule is that he ran a bona fide shakedown operation in the Free State. He knew exactly when most companies were due to receive money from his government, and he would very quickly collect his share.

'Suffering can be a mysterious kind of gift'- author of The Blackridge House

2019-03-27 14:22

Elizabeth Madeline Martin spends her days in a retirement home in Cape Town. Bedridden, her memory fading, she can recall her early childhood spent in a small wood-and-iron house in Blackridge on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg.

BOOK REVIEW: Why empathy is a far more powerful business tool than you think

2019-03-22 06:30

Empathy can help you assess whether the agenda for the situation matches what your employees can deliver at the time, says Ian Mann.

Tendai Biti books seized by 'fascist state' in Zimbabwe

2019-03-15 17:56

A consignment of books co-authored by Movement for Democratic Change MP Tendai Biti has allegedly been seized by the Central Intelligence Organisation in Zimbabwe.

EXTRACT: Rebels and Rage – Reflections on #FeesMustFall

2019-03-03 06:00

The symbolism of burning books at a university was lost on these protesters for free education, as it was on some of their defenders.

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