Tag: Tracey McDonald Publishers

In this captivating collection of essays, Professor Tinyiko Maluleke invites readers on a journey. The journey begins with his eventful boyhood in Soweto. It continues through his life-changing upbringing in Limpopo. His heartfelt reflections on mothers, grandmothers and aunts stand at the centre of his story. He also explores their roles in his childhood and in the upbringing of his peers. In doing so, he highlights how these women shaped heroes and heroines across communities.

When the body breaks and the mind spirals, this is what it takes to fight your way back. Born with a congenital aortic valve defect, Brandon Fairweather was always destined for open-heart surgery. However, he never expected to need it at just 28 years of age. He shares his encounters with gripping spells of physiological and medical-related anxiety throughout his journey to, and beyond, the life-changing surgery.

Lidia Rauch was born at the crossroads of South Africa’s past and present. She is the granddaughter of one of apartheid’s longest-serving ministers, Fanie Botha. She grew up in a world built for her comfort, yet she chose to reckon with its cost. Her story moves between privilege and pain, from a childhood marked by fracture to a career inside the machinery of government.

Drift happens. Not because leaders lack intelligence. Not because the strategy was wrong. Instead, execution decays quietly and predictably under the weight of competing priorities, unclear ownership and fragmented attention. Ethiopian Airlines sustained commercial focus through five government transitions and became Africa’s most profitable carrier.

Land remains one of the most emotive and symbolically powerful issues in Africa. ‘New’ Settler or ‘Old’ Tenant? confronts this reality directly. In rural contexts, the collision of history, class, race, gender, time and space complicates efforts to overcome economic inequality. As a result, structural tensions continue to shape rural economies and social relations.

Data, like oil or minerals, is a vital resource. Who owns it is critical, especially as it fuels the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution. Sovereign AI goes far beyond countries merely owning their data. It focuses on control. It ensures that AI aligns with national cultural, ethical and legal frameworks. This approach guarantees that AI works for people and not the other way around.

Meet the inspiring kasipreneurs of the informal economy, from bakers to backroom rental barons, coffee innovators to goat breeders, kasi delivery people to spaza innovators, mattress makers, backroom builders, vetkoek fryers and chicken dust queens, kota franchises and backyard auto mechanics. These kasipreneurs not only sustain their communities but also drive considerable economic growth and social improvement.

52 Big Questions for Business Leaders isn’t just a collection of prompts and provocations. It’s a guide to sharper and more intentional thinking. Whether you’re leading a start-up or a global enterprise, the questions in these pages will help you pause, reflect and lead with clarity.

The Adaptability Code: Recoding the DNA of Future-Ready Leadership is set to become a definitive guide for leaders. It equips them to navigate an era shaped by volatility, rapid change and systemic disruption. We live in a world that doesn’t just move. It sprints, pivots, and accelerates, all while throwing curveballs that leave the unprepared behind.

Expansive takes 250 episodes from the award-winning The Expansive podcast and distils them into 52 provocations that will rewire how you think about possibility, influence and personal transformation. John Sanei and Erik Kruger have spent years challenging conventional wisdom on global stages, in boardrooms and their bestselling books. Now, they’ve synthesised their most transformative insights into essays designed not just to inform, but to spark real change.