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‘If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?’ The Mirror and the Light—the triumphant conclusion…
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[Sponsored] Bill Gates honours author and doctor Kopano Matlwa Mabaso’s ‘incredible’ work in his ‘Heroes in the Field’ campaign
Kopano Matlwa Mabaso‘s work with under-nourished children has caught the attention of business magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates. Matlwa Mabaso…
[Sponsored] Cover reveal! Two Months, the new ‘must-read’ psychological thriller by Gail Schimmel
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[The JRB exclusive] Read an excerpt from the new African edition of We, the Scarred by Mukoma wa Ngugi
The JRB presents an excerpt from We, the Scarred by Mukoma wa Ngugi. The novel, which tells the story of…
[Sponsored] ‘That was the last day I ever saw Africa while alive.’ Read an excerpt from Rosanna Amaka’s searing debut, The Book of Echoes
Penguin Random House has shared an excerpt from The Book of Echoes by Rosanna Amaka. The Book of Echoes is the sweeping, uplifting…
[Sponsored] Penguin Random House South Africa acquires LAPA Publishers
Penguin Random House South Africa, a division of Penguin Random House and the largest English language publisher in South Africa,…
Harry Garuba, 1958—2020, RIP
Professor Harry Garuba, renowned academic, author and poet, has died, aged sixty-one. Garuba passed away on the evening of 28…
[The JRB Daily] ‘I wanted to release a story from a sealed box I had dragged around for decades’—Read an excerpt from Shaun Johnson’s award-winning novel The Native Commissioner
Award-winning author and renowned anti-apartheid journalist Shaun Johnson has died, aged sixty. Read: Shaun Johnson, 1959—2020, RIP Read an excerpt…
[The JRB Daily] Rešoketšwe Manenzhe wins the 2020 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award for her novel manuscript Scatterlings
Rešoketšwe Manenzhe has been announced as the winner of the 2020 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award, for her novel manuscript Scatterlings….
[The JRB Daily] Mohale Mashigo receives the inaugural Philida Literary Award
Mohale Mashigo has received the inaugural Philida Literary Award, named in honour of the late author André Brink’s final published…