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Winning The Money Game - A Gui...

Published by: Ink Matter

'When the shadow of a tree is bent, straighten the tree, not the shadow." - African Proverb This bestselling book will improve your relationship with money, transform how you think about money, equ...

We Kissed the Sun and Embraced...

Published by: Evera Media Concepts

Born and bred in Seshego-Limpopo, Rami Chuene is an author, actress and philanthropist. In "We Kissed the Sun and Embraced the Moon", Chuene shares candid memoir essays exploring aging, resilience, an...

UShaka Inkosi Yamakhosi: King ...

Published by: Uj Press

Reaching our full potential is the greatest form of self we can ever attain.rnBorn into shame and taught to hate, uShaka kaSenzangakhona was an outcast the moment he came into this world. With blood e...

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Listen To Your Footsteps

Published by: Kojo Baffoe

Kojo Baffoe embodies what it is to be a contemporary African man. Of Ghanaian and German heritage, he was raised in Lesotho and moved to South Africa at the age of 27. Forever curious, Kojo has the en...

Life With a Question Mark

Published by: Boinelo Management Solutions & Moss Publishing

Botsang Modimo-wame Moiloa, Author of the bestseller Life With a Question Mark is a former South African Diplomat and Geo-Political Analyst who featured on BBC, RT, and TRT in amongst others. His time...

The Outsider

Published by: Black Pen Publishers

The Outsider by Prince Mashele offers an unflinching portrait of Herman Mashaba — entrepreneur, political disruptor, and former Mayor of Johannesburg. Drawing on interviews, research, and Mashaba’...

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