Buckle up for a tour of South Africa – your guide the inimitable Sihle Khumalo. Born in South Africa, and having lived here for almost fifty years, Khumalo reflects on the past and ponders the future of this captivating yet complex country. He delves into the history of the names given to our towns and cities (from Graaff-Reinet to Schweizer-Reneke to Zastron) and in the process raises issues we might not have interrogated fully.
CONTRIBUTORS: Sihle Khumalo
EAN: 9781415210963
COUNTRY: South Africa
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WEIGHT: 390 g
HEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Penguin Random House South Africa
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GENRE: POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct
WIDTH: 153 cm
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General and world history
Sihle Khumalo decided to travel from Cape Town to Cairo using public transport. The bestselling Dark Continent My Black Arse was the book he wrote about his journey. Since then there have been more travels and three more books, including Heart of Africa, Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse and Almost Sleeping My Way to Timbuktu, winner of a South African Literary Award. Born in Nquthu in rural KwaZulu-Natal, Khumalo was educated at the Durban University of Technology and the Wits and Stellenbosch University business schools. He currently lives in Johannesburg with his wife and two children.
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