Polity Author Articles

Zvomuya has created a beautifully written and intimate portrait which is suffused with a deep cultural understanding of Mugabe and his times.

Checkmate traces the astonishing ascent of Shoprite Checkers since 2017, which marked the end of the Whitey Basson era.

James-Brent Styan unpacks 'Puppet Master: The secrets of Markus Jooste and the Steinhoff crash, which uncovers new details about Jooste’s secret lives, the way he ran his company and the silences that allowed the deception to grow.

In 1985: The Langa Massacre and the Ending of White Rule in South Africa, Mark Swilling brings this critical period back into focus and argues for the importance of understanding the people, organisations, decisions and events that helped change the course of SA history.

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi grew up fatherless. When he excelled in matric, and his father reached out to him, he turned away. Yet, years later, when he stumbles upon his father’s name while studying the 1984 Vaal Uprising for his doctorate, he decides to interview him . . .

Beloved character and brainchild of John van de Ruit, Spud, is back for his sixth and final book in the comedic coming-of-age diaries, which follow John “Spud” Milton from an elite South African boarding school, to his ten-year school reunion and now in his late-twenties.

Resolute and mission focused, Brigadier General Peter Sereko has held command from platoon to brigade level and served on several peace-keeping missions. This book offers gripping accounts of war, leadership lessons and insight into the integration process in the SANDF.

Drawing on letters, speeches and rich archival sources, this compelling biography restores Ngoyi to her rightful place in history and reveals the complex, deeply human woman behind the icon.

Undelivered is a hard-hitting, character-driven investigative narrative following a group of South African mothers who uncovered a pattern of medical abuse at the hands of a celebrated midwife and the investigative journalist who never stopped telling their story.

This is not a romanticised tale of the bush, but a raw, honest account of what it truly means to live the life of a game ranger in South Africa. Deeply human and powerfully told, Tracks in the Dust: A Game Ranger’s Journey is about purpose, sacrifice, and answering a call.

Africa is the world’s fastest-growing region, yet it still grapples with extreme poverty. How can African countries leapfrog traditional development phases and generate sufficient employment for their rapidly expanding labour force?

Defying Barriers is a gripping story of leadership, innovation, tenacity and loyalty. It will appeal to young entrepreneurs and anyone interested in the immediate history of Southern Africa.

Five decades after the 1976 Soweto uprising that changed South Africa forever, little is known about its most iconic leader, the charismatic Tsietsi Mashinini.

Blending sharp analysis with vivid storytelling, Predatory Welfare offers a bold rethinking of welfare, development and racial inequality.

Tara Roos cuts through the political noise with this analysis of South African politics that argues that we have entered the age of uncertainty as populism is on the rise.

Through exclusive interviews with zama zamas, syndicate insiders, intelligence operatives, and law enforcement officials, Zama Zama sheds light on the hidden mechanics of this shadow economy.

Part political history, part personal reflection, My Boss, Mrs Winnie Mandela cuts through the myth of Winnie Mandela to show her not only as a political icon, but as a strong, complex, sometimes wounded, but always fiercely loving woman.

A raw, darkly humorous memoir that follows one conscript’s chaotic journey through South Africa’s military machine during the border war.

Apartheid’s Granddaughter is not a story of guilt or absolution, but of courage and repair. It’s an invitation – to white South Africans to face their inheritance with honesty and courage.

Drawing on unsealed government documents, interviews and her own personal journey to revisit her family history and home, Diseko offers a moving memoir of resistance, secrets and the lasting cost of freedom.

Loud Explosions, Silenced Cries invites readers to engage with the moral questions of conflict; it challenges their perspectives and aims to cultivate empathy in a world torn apart by this tragedy.

Southern Africa is heating at twice the global average. With the failure of the UN multi-lateral process to rapidly phase out fossil fuels, the world has lost the opportunity to prevent a 1.5°C overshoot. South Africa and the region have to brace for 3°C of heating.

For Letlhokwa George Mpedi, a journey through South Africa’s Kruger National Park transformed from merely a game drive to a masterclass in leadership.

Hot on the heels of Venison’s award-winning bestseller SOL: My Friend & Adversary, ESCAPING THE SUN is the blazing, untold story of a man who lived in the orbit of a giant, and finally broke free.

Under Smuts’s Rule: Jan Smuts and His Impact on Black South Africans – Bongani Ngqulunga