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Almost Human
The Astonishing Tale Of Homo Naledi
Lee R Berger, John Hawks
Almost Human is the personal story of a charismatic and visionary palaeontologist, a rich and readable narrative about science, exploration, and what it means to be human.
In 2013, Wits University reasearch professor Lee Berger caught wind of a cache…
$79,00
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Fate of the Nation
3 Scenarios for South Africa's Future
Jakkie Cilliers
What does our future hold? Will the ANC split within the next five years? Could the DA rule the country in 2024? Will the EFF form an alliance with the ANC? What should we do to make our economy grow at levels that will impact on poverty and inequal…
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Ratels On The Lomba
The Story Of Charlie Squadron
Leopold Scholtz
Charlie Squadron – the iron fist of 61 Mechanised Battalion Group (61 Mech) – led the way on 3 October 1987 during the climactic battle between the South African Defence Force and the Angolan forces on the Lomba River in southern Angola. Ratels On T…
$87,00
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Afrikaner odyssey
The life and times of the Reitz family
Martin Meredith
In the first half of the nineteenth century, southern Africa was a jumble of British colonies, Boer republics and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest to the outside world. Into this frontier world came the Reitz family, Afrika…
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The White Africans
From Colonisation To Liberation
Gerald L'Ange
The negotiated transfer of power in apartheid South Africa was the last act in the dismantling of white supremacy on the African continent. While opening a new era for the whites in Africa, it closed an earlier one that contains some of the most col…
$175,00
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The Anglo-Boer War in 100 Objects
War Museum of the Boer Republics
War Museum of the Boer Republics
The Anglo-Boer War in 100 Objects brings the victories and the tragedies, the full extent of the human drama behind this war – to life through 100 iconic artefacts.
While a Mafeking siege note helps to illustrate the acute shortages caused by the sie…
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Blessed by Bosasa
Inside Gavin Watson's state capture cult
Adriaan Basson
It's easy to imagine that state capture began with Jacob Zuma and the Guptas. But you'd be wrong. Born out of the ANC Women's League 20 years ago, Bosasa has come to be described as the ANC's 'Heart of Darkness'. At its helm today is Gavin Watson, a…
$64,00
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A citizen's guide to crime tends in South Africa
Anine Kriegler, Mark Shaw
Crime statistics do not belong to the government, academics, specialists, or the press. They are ours: we experience and report crimes and have a right to access and understand their official record. It should not take any particular expertise to ge…
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Secrets from the cockpit. Pilots behaving badly and other flying stories
Robert Schapiro
Robert Schapiro always wanted to fly. Challenging anti-Semitic bullying, mockery and fierce rivalry, he realised his dream by earning his wings in the South African Air Force and going on to command C-47 Dakotas in the Border War. He joined South Af…
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Give us more guns. How South Africa's gangs were armed
Mark Shaw
The assassination of police investigator Charl Kinnear in Cape Town in 2020 was yet one more in a spate of murders related to the so-called 'guns to gangs' saga, in which state weapons are sold to South Africa's criminal underworld. It began in 2007…
$63,00
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Black Tax. Burden or Ubuntu?
Niq Mhlongo
A secret torment for some, a proud responsibility for others, 'black tax' is a daily reality for thousands of black South Africans. In this thought-provoking and moving anthology, a provocative range of voices share their deeply personal stories. Wi…
$60,00
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Don't upset ooMalume. A guide to stepping up your Xhosa game
Nqandeka Hombakazi Mercy
Returning to the family homestead in the Eastern Cape for the holidays, and worried that your city ways and less than perfect knowledge of Xhosa culture will get you a wagging finger in the face from ooMalume, the uncles? Don't Upset ooMalume! is a …
$76,00
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The Sadf and Cuito Cuanavale. A tactical and strategic analysis
Leopold Scholtz
In 1987-1988 the dusty Angolan town of Cuito Cuanavale was the backdrop for the final battles of the Border War. Ever since the war ended, the fighting around Cuito has been the subject of a fierce public debate over who actually won the war. While …
$55,00
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The Boer War in colour
Tinus Le Roux
Infused with colour, scenes from the Anglo-Boer War suddenly come to life in this striking collection of colourised photos from one of the biggest conflicts on South African soil. The Anglo-Boer War, or South African War, pitted the two Boer republi…
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Blame me on history
60th anniversary edition
William 'Bloke' Modisane
William 'Bloke' Modisane (1923 - 1986) was a South African author, playwright and actor who worked on the staff of Drum magazine in the 1950s. He emigrated to Europe in 1959 and died in Dortmund, West Germany, in 1986. Feeling an exile in the countr…
$173,00
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Quiet time with the President
Friedland P.,
Margo J.
After many years of serving the country and doing his part to help rebuild South Africa, Dr Peter Friedland was given an opportunity to serve as a member of Nelson Mandela’s medical team and helped to monitor his hearing. Over the years they built a…
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Breaking bread. A memoir
Jonathan Jansen
Professor. Pundit. Public nuisance. In his columns, books and on social media, Jonathan Jansen is prolific, and he likes to speak his mind about schools and universities, race, politics and our complex South African society. He has brought incisive …
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Coloured. How classification became culture
Lynsey Ebony Chutel, Tessa Dooms
Coloured as an ethnicity and racial demographic is intertwined in the creation of the South Africa we have today. Yet often, Coloured communities are disdained as people with no clear heritage or culture — ‘not being black enough or white enough. Co…
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Nomad Heart. Adventures on and off the set
Ian Roberts
Actor and musician Ian Roberts is something of a South African icon, renowned for his roles as the rugged Boer fighter Sloet Steenkamp in the TV series Arende and as Boet in the immortal and immensely popular Castrol advertisements. Ian had an uncon…
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Being there. Backstories from the political front
Tony Leon
In Being There, Tony Leon goes behind the scenes, reflecting on how history is made, both here and around the world, through his unique mixture of anecdote and informed opinion. His vantage point ranges from a ringside seat in the formation of the g…
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Rhodes and his banker. Empire, wealth and the coming of union
Steyn Richard
Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902) and his Banker is an account of the remarkable friendship between a larger-than-life historical figure and the modest, unassuming banker Sir Lewis Michell (1842–1928), both of whom were personally involved in all the ma…
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The Dark Prince
Pieter du Toit
Having survived scandal, controversy and the Zuma years, Paul Mashatile has risen through the ranks to the doorstep of the presidency. Over a political career spanning 30 years, he has successfully navigated the corruption and factionalism that the …
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Deep blue
Why we love the sea
Veruska de Vita
Deep Blue is a love letter to the sea, exploring humans' deep connection with the ocean and the bliss of swimming, diving, dipping and simply being in salt water.
Join Veruska De Vita, a learner free diver and open-water swimmer, as she delves into w…
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