The more I learn about South African history the more surprised I am by our country. It's not as simple as you think it is - but it's much more interesting.
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Nick Dall retweeted
It was a rewarding multifaceted and insightful dialogue, exceptionally curated by John Maytham. I still believe, my profile aside, your “Legends” book makes an excellent introduction to our troubled history and the events and people who shaped it. I learned a lot more about Cissie Gool, Miriam Makeba and Olive Schreiber, in particular🇿🇦
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With less than two weeks to go untill #electionday, here's a not-so-gentle reminder that #SpoiltBallots by @NickGDall + @BlackmansReview is the only book that details South Africa's long history of electoral dysfunction.
#elections2024 #electionday2024 #votingday #voting
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@JakesGerwel Book Discussions @Suidoosterfees
📣 Join @NickGDall @BlackmansReview + Dennis Cruywagen on 29 April at 10h00 | FREE entry
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60 years ago during the Rivonia Trial in South Africa, Nelson Mandela delivered one of the most famous speeches of the 20th century.
He expected to be sentenced to death but instead lived to see his dream ‘of a democratic and free society’ realised.
🔗:aje.io/s7qrnw
Nick Dall retweeted
So in the Israel - HAMAS war, over the past 180 days, more than 41000 PALESTINIANS have been killed (incl those not found under rubble).
Were these 41000 Palestinians Hamas?
Were the 15370 CHILDREN and 9671 WOMEN Hamas?
When will this insanity end? When will humanity wake up?
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I would not be surprised if a person who woke up from a coma just after October 7, 2023 thought the TV images and videos of the barbaric mass killing of babies, children, women and other civilians plus destruction of hospitals and other valuable civilian buildings and mass displacement of people in Gaza Palestine was simply a movie from the brutish medieval times where there were no international guardrails for waging war in a civilised way #StandUp4HumanRights #StopTheGenocide #SaveGaza #SavePalestine⚖️🕊
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Gift the joy of celebration 🎁✨
For the South African patriot and lover of heartwarming local tales, Legends is the ultimate literary gem waiting to be discovered! Immerse yourself in a positively uplifting narrative that celebrates the rich tapestry of our nation.
Nick Dall retweeted
"A wonderful element of Legends is its ability to humanise the people it profiles ... The people profiled are more than just the public struggles they engaged in. They are wives and husbands with marital problems, parents worried about their children." news24.com/life/books/review…
Nick Dall retweeted
Excited about this evenings event and greately looking forward to @JJ_Stellies take on the books and characters mentioned.
If you find yourself in Stellenbosch and have a curiosity about South Africans and some of their histories, then join us. Details below 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
Nick Dall retweeted
Thank you Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall for the surpring honour of being recognised as a living legend in your book titled #Legends
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Inside the pages of: #Legends - People Who Changed South Africa for the Better by @NickGDall @BlackmansReview | with @lesterkk via @CapeTalk omny.fm/shows/capetalk-break…
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Very grateful for the invitation to attend the #ANCdialogueseries on Russia-Ukraine conflict. 🇳🇴 supports self determination and democracy for Ukraine, just as we supported @MYANC from the 1960s. Russia started the war, they can end it tomorrow. The UN charter must be upheld.
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Anybody who is interested in the story of corruption in SA. Check out amazon.com/Rogues-Gallery-Ir…
Nick Dall retweeted
Just finished devouring Rogues' Gallery by @BlackmansReview and @NickGDall on Audible. Thoroughly entertaining read. Top-class narration, too (with some very amusing accents). Recommended! audible.com/pd/Rogues-Galler…
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Spoilt Ballots dishes the dirt on pivotal events in our history.
But it also sheds light on a dozen lesser-known contests, starting with the assassination of King Shaka in 1828 and ending with the anointing of President Cyril at Nasrec in 2017.
Out now: bit.ly/3tKr8IG
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EB Recommends Rogues' Gallery by Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall.
If you think corruption in SA began with Zuma or apartheid, think again. Rogues’ Gallery tells the story of some of the biggest skelms to grace our (un)fair shores.
Online & in store!
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Extract from a @FinancialMail article “Beating the Censors: South Africa’s press under pressure for 200 years” by Matthew Blackman & Nick Dall. They authored “Rogues’ Gallery: An Irreverent History of Corruption in SA, from the VOC to the ANC.”
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The reason every book about Africa has the same cover—and it’s not pretty qz.com/207527 via @qz
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¡Terremoto! Earthquakes in South American history and culture saluxuryexpeditions.com/blog… via @SA_Expeditions #OBfave