Tag: bookreview

Traditional strategy rests on assumptions that often fail when organisations face uncertainty, complexity and rapid change. Professor Clayton Fraser Williams challenges these assumptions. He asks a deceptively simple question: What is strategy?

Zama Mkhize’s debut book, What Now?: Navigating Personal Growth and Transformation, arrives as a reflective companion for young adults confronting uncertainty, loss and personal change. Through poetry, affirmations and personal reflections, Mkhize creates an intimate account of the emotional turbulence that often accompanies adulthood.

Cheslin Kolbe: Sidestepping the Odds offers readers an intimate account of one of South Africa’s most recognisable rugby figures. Kolbe wrote the book with award-winning writer and broadcaster David O’Sullivan. The memoir traces Kolbe’s journey from Kraaifontein to international rugby. As a young boy, he was consistently the smallest player on the rugby field.

1985: The Langa Massacre and the Ending of White Rule in South Africa revisits a critical moment in the country’s struggle against apartheid. Mark Swilling examines the Langa massacre and the political developments surrounding it. He also considers how events in 1985 helped shift the balance between an authoritarian state and a growing democratic movement.

Money with Carla challenges many assumptions South Africans hold about building wealth. Carla Venter draws on her experience in finance, investing and international markets. She combines professional knowledge with practical lessons from her own journey towards financial independence.

Situated builds on the ideas explored in her bestselling book, Grit. While Grit focused on passion and perseverance, this book examines another factor behind achievement. Duckworth argues that success also depends on the situations people create around themselves. Her research challenges the popular belief that people should simply adapt to difficult circumstances.

From One Mother to Another is an honest, deeply personal reflection on motherhood, healing, and self-discovery. Ntando Rambani draws from her own experiences to examine the challenges of raising children while confronting the wounds of her past. The book offers reassurance to parents who struggle with expectations, uncertainty and the desire to create a better family environment.

African Snakes offers an accessible and informative introduction to one of the continent’s most fascinating groups of reptiles. The book challenges common misconceptions while explaining how snakes survive across Africa’s diverse environments. It combines scientific information with practical guidance for readers interested in understanding these often-misunderstood creatures.

Spud: Two for the Road brings readers back to the much-loved world of John van de Ruit’s Spud Milton. The novel combines comedy, friendship and youthful ambition with the awkward realities of adulthood. It also captures the chaos that follows when old friends make plans that quickly become impossible to control.

Inferno plunges readers into the dangerous political world of imperial Rome. Conn Iggulden combines historical drama, political intrigue and personal ambition to create a tense portrait of Nero’s reign. The novel explores what happens when absolute power meets rebellion, paranoia and ruthless ambition.