For years the rumours persisted: the apartheid state was responsible for the continual disappearance and assassination of anti-apartheid activists....

Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone. For too long, Africa's history has been dominated by western narrative...

Die leser kry 'n gedetailleerde terugblik op die verre verskiet (prehistories en histories) in die Transvaalse Laeveld en die verhaal ontplooi tot ...

Valskermbataljon-verhale vat jou saam met die Parabats – die elite valskermsoldate wat  deur die lug geval en op die grond geveg het. Dis regte sto...

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 ...

'n Geheime poging om Kruger se goud te vind, is propvol intrige, misleiding en oneerlikheid. 'n Boeiende verhaal! In Januarie 1903 word John Buc...

The world's oldest and greatest ultra-marathon, the Comrades Marathon is a South African institution that is internationally-recognised for the bod...

'A book of big questions, and big answers' Yuval Noah Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens Why has human history unfolded so differently across t...

The revolutionary new offering from Jordan B. Peterson, renowned psychologist and author of the global bestseller 12 Rules for Life In We Who Wrest...

It's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and ...

Tonele en rolspelers uit die Anglo-Boereoorlog kry nuwe lewe in hierdie unieke versameling foto’s wat lewensgetrou ingekleur is. Dit bring vars per...

Historiese Almanak is 'n keur uit die skrywer se gewilde radiopraatjies en koerantrubrieke oor gebeure van die verlede. Dit is reeds vroeg in 1982 ...

R.W. Johnson’s articles and essays get endlessly copied and recirculated, not just in Southern Africa but far more widely, and not just because of ...

Shortlisted for the 2025 Wolfson History PrizeLonglisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Non-fictionA Times Best History Book of the Year 2024 'Ever...

From the international bestselling author of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE LOST CITY OF Z, a mesmerising story of shipwreck, mutiny and murder...

This lavishly illustrated visual encyclopedia tells the story of our world in depth and detail from the dawn of civilization to the present day.Cha...

'One of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world' BILL GATES 'A hopeful book about t...

In mathematics, to ‘show your work’ means to demonstrate how you got to a solution. Showing your work is just as applicable to Bitterkomix Sketchbo...

Behind the façade of South Africa lies a brutal shadow-world ruled by mafias, cartels, and crime syndicates locked in a ruthless war over South Afr...

This first comprehensive biography of Cecil Rhodes in a generation illuminates Rhodes’s vision for the expansion of imperialism in southern Africa,...

The Democratic Alliance won control of the uMngeni Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands after the local government elections in 2021. As the ...

​Nearly three decades after the dawn of democracy, South Africa has remained a country of 'two agricultures'. On the one hand we have a subsistence...

Since 1994, South Africa has had five presidents who have varied greatly in style and character, despite all coming from the same political party. ...

‘We were talking about the rise of Japan, about Ronald Reagan’s Star Wars … globalisation, technology. And they were still banging on about the Fre...

‘If Steve Biko were alive today, we would have a country that gladly embraces African culture as the dominant driving force for how society is orga...

'What an amazing piece of work this is. Ground-breaking, thought-provoking and highly accessible. Everyone should read it. The dark, scary, excitin...

The ANC has ruled South Africa for three decades during which time the country has  gone from the promise of the Rainbow Nation to disfunction and ...

Shows how anti-Semitism has been distorted to serve the Israeli stateGood Jew, Bad Jew is a critique by one of South Africa’s foremost political th...

Critical whiteness studies is an offshoot of critical race theory that Thandiwe Ntshinga believes is desperately needed in South Africa.She pokes h...

When the first missiles rattled Kyiv in February 2021, Kobus Olivier was ready for it. Or so the South African thought. Four years earlier he moved...

South Africa’s story is often presented as a triumph of new over old, but while formal apartheid was abolished decades ago, stark and distressing s...

Stellenbosch staan internasionaal bekend as 'n dorp van weelde en wyn, 'n plek van pragtige natuurskoon en mooi mense. Dit is die tuiste van Suid-A...

Jews Don't Count is a book for people on the right side of history. People fighting the good fight against homophobia, disablism, transphobia and, ...

The ongoing assassinations of anti-apartheid activists led to rumours that some kind of third force must be responsible. The South African governme...

For 16 years, Angela Merkel was Chancellor of Germany. She led the country through numerous crises, shaping both Germany and international politics...

In this riveting memoir Sparg traces not only her experience in MK – often as the only woman in training camps in Angola – and her friendship with ...

Born in Shanghai and shipped to England as a child, Peter Whitehead then made his way to Australia, solo, at the age of 13 in 1938, in order to sav...

Ella Blumenthal’s story of surviving the Holocaust and building a new life in South Africa is a lesson in resilience, attitude and joy. From the dy...

Sydney Kentridge carved out a reputation as South Africa's most prominent anti-apartheid advocate - his story is entwined with the country's emerge...

The battle of Blood River, or Ncome, on 16 December 1838 has long been regarded as a critical moment in the history of South Africa. It is the culm...

It has been said that the best-known South Africans outside South Africa is Nelson Mandela and Jan Smuts. Smuts is regarded as the most prominent A...

Sydney Kentridge carved out a reputation as South Africa's most prominent anti-apartheid advocate - his story is entwined with the country's emerge...

Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku made a vow to smile every day and now believes he is the ‘happiest man on earth’. In his inspirational memoir, he pay...

The eminent psychologist and Holocaust survivor guides us through a universal journey of redemption and healing, after her experiences in Auschwitz...

THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER – 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, now fully updated with brand new cont...

An indispensable guide to understanding the Israel-Palestine conflict, and how we might yet still find a way out of it. 'Ilan Pappe is the most ori...