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Today, on Heritage Day, we celebrate the roots that ground us. Our traditions, practices, and cultures that carry the wi...
24/09/2025

Today, on Heritage Day, we celebrate the roots that ground us. Our traditions, practices, and cultures that carry the wisdom of generations. Heritage is not only found in rituals and customs, but also in the languages that give them life. Each word, proverb, and story is a vessel of memory, keeping alive the essence of who we are.
Literature plays a vital role in preserving these voices, ensuring that the stories of our past continue to inspire the present and guide the future. By reading, writing, and sharing in our own languages, we honour the richness of our heritage and safeguard it for generations to come.
Let us continue to celebrate, preserve, and pass on the stories that make us who we are. Happy Heritage Day Mzansi! 🇿🇦

We were hosted by YOUFM 898 on the Business Hour segment to share the SA Books Online journey, our growth, and how we’re...
23/09/2025

We were hosted by YOUFM 898 on the Business Hour segment to share the SA Books Online journey, our growth, and how we’re building a digital home for African stories.

Thank you to the You FM team for the platform and warm welcome!

16/09/2025

SA Books Online was deeply honoured to be invited to Lesedi FM during this Heritage Month.
We shared how our platform is preserving and promoting Afrocentric stories, empowering authors, and celebrating the richness of South African literature.Language is inextricably tied to our heritage and culture, it carries our memories, our wisdom, and our identity.
To celebrate and embrace it in literature is to honour who we are and where we come from. đź“š

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Now on SA Books Online: The Outsider by Prince Mashele, the unauthorized biography of Herman Mashaba.From building the B...
15/09/2025

Now on SA Books Online: The Outsider by Prince Mashele, the unauthorized biography of Herman Mashaba.

From building the Black Like Me empire to leading Johannesburg as mayor and founding ActionSA, this book tells the story of an entrepreneur, political disruptor, and true outsider in South African politics.

Get your copy today on SA Books Online đź“—

https://www.sabooksonline.co.za/library/book/8514d76b-7a62-11f0-b074-001e67b2aac8

A warm SA Books Online welcome to the phenomenal Rami Chuene! We’re honoured to have you join our story.📚"These are our ...
12/08/2025

A warm SA Books Online welcome to the phenomenal Rami Chuene! We’re honoured to have you join our story.📚

"These are our South African stories because they are layered, coated and painted with colour that only our rainbow nation could muster"
- Rami Chuene, We Kissed The Sun And Embraced The Moon

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On 9 August, we remember the footsteps of South African women who stood together to change the status quo, not with fear...
09/08/2025

On 9 August, we remember the footsteps of South African women who stood together to change the status quo, not with fear, but with love, empathy, and unshakable resolve. Our history proves that when women unite, nations transform. Today, women lead in boardrooms, communities, and movements, yet the responsibility of this power calls for brilliance, compassion, and thought leadership. In a changing world where challenges persist, we must walk boldly in the legacy of those before us, creating opportunity where there is none, protecting the vulnerable, and shaping a future where every race, creed, and culture thrives together. Above all, we must lead with love, for it is love that builds the South Africa we dream of.
- Igama lamakhosikazi malibongwe ✊🏾🖤

Today we honour a man who stood for justice, truth, dignity, and the power of collective freedom, Nelson Rolihlahla Mand...
18/07/2025

Today we honour a man who stood for justice, truth, dignity, and the power of collective freedom, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.

Madiba reminded us that "freedom is meaningless if people cannot put food in their stomachs, if they cannot have shelter, if illiteracy and disease continue to dog them." His legacy was not just in the fight for political freedom, but in his unwavering commitment to ethical leadership, accountability, and compassion.

As South Africa grapples with a crisis of integrity, where some of our own leaders betray the very principles Mandela embodied, let us not stay silent. Let Mandela Day reignite our responsibility to speak truth to power, to call out injustice, and to uphold the vision of a free and fair South Africa. 🇿🇦

On this day in 1976, the youth took to the streets and took the reins of their future rewriting the story of a generatio...
16/06/2025

On this day in 1976, the youth took to the streets and took the reins of their future rewriting the story of a generation and reshaping the course of South African history. Their courage reminds us that real change begins when young voices refuse to be silenced. In 2025, their legacy calls louder than ever. The amplification of youth voices is not just important, it’s essential. For our communities. For our workplaces. For our country. For the world. ✊🏾

19/05/2025

Get ready, book lovers!

On Mondays until Thursdays at 11:45 AM on SA FM’s The Talking Point with Cathy Mohlahlana, tune in as legendary TV & radio personality Samson Khumalo brings Mlamuli Mbambo’s bestseller Winning The Money Game to life in the daily book‑reading segment! 📚✨

Ready to master your finances?
Grab your copy now on SA Books Online and join the conversation!

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Today, on Workers’ Day, we salute the backbone of our nation, the tireless men and women whose labour keeps South Africa...
01/05/2025

Today, on Workers’ Day, we salute the backbone of our nation, the tireless men and women whose labour keeps South Africa’s engines running. As we face policies that threaten livelihoods and widen inequality, we stand ever firmer in the fight for economic justice. This day isn’t just about rest; it’s about recognition, rights, and respect. To every writer, teacher, nurse, miner, driver, shop assistant and artisan: your skills, sweat and sacrifice forge our future. Let us honour your dignity by demanding fair wages, stable livelihoods and policies that uplift, not burden, the working class. United, we will turn today’s appreciation into tomorrow’s progress. 🇿🇦✊🏾

Today, we honour the brave hearts who marched, sang and stood firm so that every South African, regardless of skin, zip ...
27/04/2025

Today, we honour the brave hearts who marched, sang and stood firm so that every South African, regardless of skin, zip code or wallet, could taste true freedom. Freedom Day isn’t just a date on the calendar; it’s a living reminder that liberty was wrested from oppression through courage, unity and an unshakeable belief in access and progress. Let us remember why the fight began: to unlock doors to education, justice, health and dignity for all. And let us recommit to tearing down the walls, visible and invisible, that still hold us back so that every dream can take flight. Happy Freedom Day, South Mzansi! 🇿🇦✊🏾

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