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Jenny Boekwurm - Episode 2 - "History of South Africa From 1902 to the Present"

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The shortlist for the Sunday Times Literary Awards is out - that's in partnership with Exclusive Books...

Thula Simpson's "History of South Africa From 1902 to the Present " is up for this year's non-fiction prize.

It explores our country's tumultuous history from the aftermath of the Second Anglo-Boer War right up to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hot 1027's Jenny Cryws-Williams takes a closer look...
5 Sep 2022 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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