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Jonathan Ball Publishers

Jonathan Ball Publishers is a South African independent publishing house specialising in general trade books across fiction, non-fiction, biography, history, politics and current affairs. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg and operates throughout South Africa, serving both domestic and international markets. Jonathan Ball Publishers maintains a reputation as one of the country's leading independent publishers, with a catalogue that includes works by prominent South African and African authors. The house publishes titles that engage with South African society, culture and politics, alongside literary fiction and narrative non-fiction. It distributes its books through major retail chains, independent bookshops and online platforms across southern Africa. The publisher also represents international publishing houses in the South African market. Jonathan Ball Publishers has played a significant role in South African literary culture, bringing important voices and stories to readers. The company was founded in 1977 by Jonathan Ball and has grown to become a cornerstone of South Africa's publishing industry, known for its editorial independence and commitment to quality publishing.

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Jonathan Ball Publishers releases memoir spanning three generations of apartheid-era family history

The publisher has released Held: Portrait of the Black Family, a memoir by Lulama Mali that traces three generations of one South African family from the erased neighbourhood of Wittebome through forced removals and township life in Gugulethu. The book tells the story of a girl raised by her grandparents who discovers that the sister she believed had died in an accident was in fact her mother, Nokhephu, exploring themes of memory, silence and inheritance.

Seven Jonathan Ball titles longlisted for Sunday Times Literary Awards

The publisher is celebrating seven titles longlisted for the 2026 Sunday Times Literary Awards, including five non-fiction works and two novels. The non-fiction longlist includes Belonging: A History of Indian South Africans by Ashwin Desai and Goolam Vahed, and The Shadow State: Why Babita Deokaran Had to Die by Jeff Wicks, while the fiction longlist features Not Another Samoosa Run! by Nadia Cassim and Hell of A Country by David Cornwell.

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Graham Coetzer
Zama Zama: Inside the Illicit Mining Underworld
3rd July 2026

Through exclusive interviews with zama zamas, syndicate insiders, intelligence operatives, and law enforcement officials, Zama Zama sheds light on the hidden mechanics of this shadow economy. The... 


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