Media24 Books: 46 books

Well-known and respected theologian Prof. Denise Ackermann openly explores her experiences after she was diagnosed first with cancer, and then with macular degeneration leading to impaired sight. She shares her search for answers in this gripping, thought-provoking book. Honest and revealing, she...

This unique collection of speeches, writings and rare interviews, with a foreword by Nelson Mandela, gives a coherent and comprehensive view of the ANC’s development, from its origins as a protest movement in the stormy 1950s, through its banning and subsequent reconstitution in exile, into the...

South Africa suffers a crisis of leadership. Yet history offers many an example of spectacular, authentically African leaders, untouched by white influence. Max du Preez has unearthed new data on visionary leaders Maqoma, Mohlomi and especially Moshoeshoe, who founded a peaceful nation through persuasion...

'The temerity of writing one's biography needs to be explained. It is a foolish act by any description. Why make oneself so vulnerable? I have reasons to tell my story. It is a story of loss, and storytelling is part of the struggle to transcend loss. It is also imperative in our deeply wounded...

Reading the script of Invictus, finding a new - anti-slavery Afrikaans - name for Mandela's Cape Town home, discussing awkward issues like HIV or coloured politics: through all these Wilmot James's admiration for Mandela's values and fearlessness g

Constitutional Court Justice Edwin Cameron examines and defends the role of the law in South Africa's continuing transition. Drawing on his own life experience, including childhood hardship, struggles with sexuality and stigma, he illustrates the power and the limitations of the law. Cameron argues...

Schabir Shaik, Jackie Selebi, Tony Yengeni, 'Oilgate', Jacob Zuma, Judge Hlophe and the JSC, 'Travelgate' - what has happened to morality in South Africa?_x000D_ _x000D_ With this book, respected academic and community leader Paulus Zulu cuts right to the heart of our current malaise._x000D_ _x000D_ Drawing...

The moving and powerful story that stunned South Africa: Edwin Cameron - the first public office holder to disclose he was living with AIDS - writes about his decision, his experience and the struggle that millions face in seeking treatment. Part memoir, part thought-provoking analysis, this...

This is the first business book in South Africa written specifically for entrepreneurs in the tourism sector, from guesthouse owners and tour operators to food trucks and rickshaw drivers. Shaun van Eck believes that in South Africa we are in danger of suffering what he calls a 'Kodak crisis': "We...

The author’s adventurous spirit has taken him to destinations all over the world, the common thread being that these places are almost always off the beaten track . . . This collection of thrilling stories recounts his numerous exploits, such as climbing the Ras Deshen, the highest peak in Ethiopia,...

When it comes to her career, twenty-nine-year-old Nonkululeko Malashe has it all figured out – she is assistant to the senior buyer at a large retail store and also the founder and head of thriving online fashion portal called The Green Room. Yet her private life isn’t as rosy. Lulu’s mother...

Herman Charles Bosman’s unique account of the term he served as a young man in Pretoria Central Prison. Convicted of murder, and initially condemned to hang on death row, he had his sentence commuted to be a regular convict through the 1920s and into the 30s. By turns gruesome and humorous,...

Sonneblomstraat 7 Die kaartehuis van Niel en Wanya Cloete stort in duie die dag toe Niel, grootbaas van Rock Trust en wonderkind van die finansiële beleggingswêreld, as swendelaar ontmasker word. Duisende beleggers, onder wie ou mense wat hul laaste bietjie spaargeld verloor, bevind hulle...

Sarie Wessels ken net die sonkant van die lewe – tot daardie onheilsdag dat die lot juis háár tref om Blouwildebees, oftewel grootbaas Hugo Kritzinger, se sekretaresse af te los. Sommer met die intrapslag loop dinge skeef… Tuis duik ʼn onverwagte penarie in Hugo se lewe op. Hy huisves sy broer,...