African History

There is a current revival of Black Consciousness in South Africa, as political and student movements as well as academics and campaigners working...

WTF is renowned cartoonist Zapiro's account of the Zuma years in 400 brilliant cartoons and the stories behind them. It is much more than a collect...

The Kruger National Parks proud history of nurturing biodiversity is deeply interwoven with a rich legacy of cultural diversity stretching back mor...

A unique literary journey through select critical moments in South African history, this collection of short stories opens in Sophiatown of the 195...

The apartheid agent and killer who got away with it all It was in 1972 when the seemingly ordinary Craig Williamson registered at Wits University a...

Winging It: On tour with the Boks is an insiders view of life on tour from one of South Africas most enduring sports writers, Liam Del Carme, while...

Examining the placement of Indian women in South African society, this engaging history features profiles and photographic portraits as it imparts ...

Rick Turner was one of South Africa's most original and powerful thinkers and is remembered today as a remarkable teacher and activist. For almost ...

This work is the long-awaited sequel to the historian Nigel Penn's award-winning book Rogues, Rebels and Runaways, in which he entertained and info...

A largely untold story of an extraordinary historical figure, this biography sheds light on the life of William Sheppard, a 19th-century African Am...

The 1930s and 40s were tumultuous decades in South Africa's history. The economy declined sharply in the wake of the Wall Street crash, giving rise...

Jacques Pauw has been an investigative journalist for more than three decades. Before the phenomenal success of The Presidents Keepers, he spent ye...

In this riveting book, John Laband, pre-eminent historian of the Zulu Kingdom, tackles some of the questions that swirl around the assassination in...