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Liz McGregor has always been a great journalist but only South Africa could have wrung out of her this single-minded account of the murder of her beloved father. The book is an indescribable duty, exquisitely done." - Peter Bruce "An enthralling account of the journey by a daughter to meet with those convicted of her father's murder." - Trevor Manuel A searing, intimate memoir tracing the author's attempt to find out the truth about her father...

A searing, intimate memoir tracing the author's attempt to find out the truth about her father's murder.

Imagine a Springbok as a finished product coming off a factory assembly line. What are the components required? And what does it take for them to cohere into a successful team? Author Liz McGregor spent two years behind the scenes interviewing the players, coaches, wives and girlfriends, mothers and teachers. She also spoke to the Bok doctor and physio, the sponsors, brand managers and the logistics guy. And then there's the boss, the South Af...

South Africa is a land of contrasts, as the tourist brochures promise, and this is true for the game of rugby. From the Pretoria heartland to the aspirant Eastern Cape, from the hardscrabble Cape Flats to the islands of privilege at Bishops and Grey College. No other rugby-playing nation has to grapple with so much diversity. Different languages, classes, races and cultures - each bearing the wounds of the country's fractured past - have to be...

Talks about the life and perplexing death of Fana Khaba, a youth icon whose brief life mirrors that of the first generation to reach adulthood after liberation. Khaba managed against all the odds to fulfill his dream of becoming a DJ. No sooner had he achieved this, than he fell ill with AIDS.