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Lessons in life and business<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Nickolaus Bauer\u2019s Great Johannesburg<\/strong> \u2013 What Happened? How to save an African economic giant<\/em> – starts at the beginning \u2013 with Joburg\u2019s origins as a cauldron of cultures and a hustler\u2019s haven, through to the Zama Zamas running riot, water cuts and blackouts, political instability and all that effects life in Joburg today, with outlines of possible solutions. Tafelberg<\/em> \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

From Dr Candice Bailey, Lerato Makate, Sizwe Malinga, Les Owen and Theresa Owen, We Were Always Here \u2013 Stories of Black Inventors Across The African Diaspora<\/strong> is a collection of unknown stories of the innovation and ingenuity of Africans who have found inspiration and answers to issues faced every day. TKO Publishing<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Mervyn King \u00a0is known as the guru of corporate governance and sustainability. A commercial lawyer, an advocate, a judge, a businessman and chair and director of many organisations, The Corporate Revolutionary \u2013 Mervyn King\u2019s Life in Law, Business and Governance<\/strong> is his authorised biography, written by South African author, journalist, broadcaster and teacher David Williams. Tafelberg<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Artificial intelligence is upending life, work and play as we know it. And it\u2019s only just getting started. It\u2019s going to change everything. Dr Mark Nasila has been watching Ais ascent for more than a decade, and African Artificial Intelligence<\/strong> is his comprehensive and fascinating journey , tracing the rise of AI, telling how African nations need to rework, remix and refine AI so it\u2019s able to meet uniquely African challenges in uniquely African ways. Tracey McDonald Publishers<\/em><\/p>\n

In Life Lessons \u2013 How to Fail and Win, Alan Knott-Craig, bestselling author and serial telecoms and tech entrepreneur who\u2019s founded, funded or run 21 companies, shares what he has learnt, mostly by losing. \u201cIt is possible to find success by stumbling from one disaster to another. I did.\u201d Tafelberg<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

As leader of Bophuthatswana Lucus Mangope was a controversial figure, and his legacy still divides opinion \u2026 some considering him a dictator whose rule was part of an immoral system riddled with corruption and repression, others lauding the infrastructural development and public services his administration delivered. Oupa Segalwe, who comes from the same village as Lucus, examines his public and private life in Lucus Mangope \u2013 A Life<\/strong>. \u00a0Tafelberg <\/em>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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