Episodes

  • Running Africa | Keith Boyd

    Running Africa | Keith Boyd
    Feb 11 2026
    Cape to Cairo - a journey of heart and hope.
    11,000 km, 301 days, 1 Guinness World Record.

    Why would a 57-year-old with a genetic heart condition attempt the fastest journey on foot from Cape Town to Cairo?

    In Running Africa, Keith Boyd tells the story of his epic run, complete with injuries, illness, being taken hostage, getting caught up in a rebel firefight, and having members of his team imprisoned.

    From a soft start in South Africa to increasing danger and hardship as he headed further north, Keith reminds himself – and us – of why he undertook the journey.

    After a business career spanning 40 years, Keith repurposed himself as a socio-economic activist, determined to make a dent in the greatest issue of our time: poverty.

    He founded RainbowLeaders.org.za to motivate young Africans to vote, elect great leaders and hold them accountable – and soon realised that the organisation needed a platform to spread awareness of its message. His audacious attempt to break the 25-year-old Guinness World Record became that platform.

    All proceeds from the sale of this e-book will go towards funding our youth democracy work at RainbowLeaders.org.za. Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book
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    5 mins
  • Ten SLotte | Eben Etzebeth [Read by Ryen Etzabeth]

    Ten SLotte | Eben Etzebeth [Read by Ryen Etzabeth]
    Feb 8 2026
    Eben Etzebeth is die Springbokrugbyspeler wat al die meeste toetswedstryde in Suid-Afrikaanse rugbygeskiedenis gespeel het. Sy intelligensie en energie op die veld word wyd gerespekteer. Met hom in die span het die Bokke twee agtereenvolgende Wêreldbekers verower en jare lank die ranglyste as beste span ter wêreld oorheers. In hierdie eerlike vertelling deel Eben sy persoonlike verhaal en die sleutels tot sy sukses: van sy kinderjare in Goodwood tot sy plek as wêreldkampioen. Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book
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    5 mins
  • I'm the Patient not the Shrink | Cal Kennedy [Malcolm Gooding]

    I'm the Patient not the Shrink | Cal Kennedy [Malcolm Gooding]
    Feb 8 2026
    A true story.
    Living with bipolar, unipolar and dyspraxia.
    Just how do you navigate life with a mental illness? What effect does it have on day-to-day activities and future plans? I'm the Patient Not the Shrink takes you on a journey through an ordinary life lived against extraordinary odds.
    You won't find easy answers in this book, but you'll be given a unique insight into the raw and devastating pain of a mental breakdown. Author Cal Kennedy opens a window to the daily struggle of living with polar disorders and dyspraxia.
    With humor and honesty, Cal explores his own experiences and offers up a rare perspective on the few highs and devastating lows of of these disorders. Just how do you navigate life with a mental illness?.
    What effect does it have on day-to-day activities and future plans?. I'm the Patient Not the Shrink takes you on a journey through an ordinary life lived against extraordinary odds.
    You won't find easy answers in this book, but you'll be given a unique insight into the raw and devastating pain of a mental breakdown. Author Cal Kennedy opens a window to the daily struggle of living with polar disorders and dyspraxia.
    With humor and honesty, Cal explores his own experiences and offers up a rare perspective on the few highs and devastating lows of of these disorders. Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book
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    12 mins
  • Healing the Mother Wound | Moshitadi Lehlomela

    Healing the Mother Wound | Moshitadi Lehlomela
    Feb 8 2026
    A much-anticipated and requested follow-up from the author of The Girl Who Survived Her Mother, this is a comprehensive guide for individuals healing from the Mother Wound—psychological trauma resulting from maternal neglect, abuse, or emotional unavailability. This is a must-have guide for the modern woman ready to soar. Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book
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    5 mins
  • We Inherit the Fire | Kagiso Lesego Molope (read by Jane Sopeng)

    We Inherit the Fire | Kagiso Lesego Molope (read by Jane Sopeng)
    Feb 8 2026
    Any story worth telling must begin with the women.
    There is that photograph, of course. My mother: standing in front of a soldier, closer than anyone else would dare . . .
    A gorgeously rendered, unflinching portrait of the fractured relationship between a mother and her daughter—set against the tumultuous end of apartheid in South Africa.
    In late-1980s South Africa, teenager Kelelo is forced to leave her mountain school for a newly desegregated school in town, where her identity as the daughter of celebrated freedom fighter Kewame “Dolly” Malaka makes her an instant curiosity. While her classmates see her as a symbol of progress, at home she struggles with a mother who is emotionally unreachable, still haunted by the violence and deprivation she endured as a political prisoner under apartheid.
    Kewame, now living in material comfort, hides a growing inner collapse as memories of prison life and the women who sustained her resurface, stirred by her grandmother’s illness and the pressure of maintaining a façade of perfection. As mother and daughter navigate a shifting political landscape, We Inherit the Fire interlaces their voices to reveal the unspoken wounds, buried histories, and complex inheritance of resilience, pain, and responsibility that bind and divide generations of Black South African women. Penguin Random House Canada · Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book
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    4 mins
  • Sex, Drums, and Rock n Roll... in Africa | Danny de Wet

    Sex, Drums, and Rock n Roll... in Africa | Danny de Wet
    Jan 22 2027
    How a crazy drummer enjoyed a forty year First World Rock 'n Rollercoaster Adventure in the Third World and lived to tell the tale.

    The often hilarious, unofficial history of South African Rock.

    Stories of the bands Danny played in: éVoid, Petit Cheval, The Electric Petals, Wonderboom and behind the scenes anecdotes with The Parlotones, Karen Zoid, Barney Simon, No Friends of Harry, Springbok Nude Girls, Nibs Van Der Spuy, Johnny Clegg, Prime Circle, Tim Parr, Tribe After Tribe, The Radio Rats, Mavis, Koos Kombuis, WIngs Beat Bar and many more. Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book
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    22 mins
  • The Traveller | Thebe Ikalafeng

    The Traveller | Thebe Ikalafeng
    Nov 22 2025
    Crossing Borders and Connecting Africa.
    Thebe Ikalafeng is a branding icon who set the agenda for the industry at the dawn of our democracy and continues to pioneer it to this day. As the founder of Brand Africa, the African continent is now a major focus in his life's mission. He is The Traveller, having touched soil on every African country. From Kimberley to the world, his mission is impact. Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book
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    5 mins
  • Upstairs Downstairs - A Musical Memoir | Karina Marais

    Upstairs Downstairs - A Musical Memoir | Karina Marais
    Nov 22 2025
    A first-of-its-kind musical memoir that blends storytelling with lyric readings and original songs.

    “Knock-knock, anybody home?”

    For 20 years, Karina Marais and her partner have lived apart together in a shared residence—his bachelor pad upstairs, her retreat downstairs—connected by a staircase that links their spaces while preserving their independence. No unannounced visits, no dull routines—just passion, freedom, and a love story shaped on their terms.

    In Upstairs Downstairs, Marais shows how they successfully manage a Living Apart Together relationship where love, ambition, and independence coexist. But her memoir isn’t just about love after divorce—it’s also about passion and daring to dream. Some of her dreams took flight, others fell short, but she didn’t want to leave this world without chasing them.

    That drive makes her jump out of bed every morning, a trait many aspiring entrepreneurs share. Through multisensory storytelling with words, lyric readings, and music, she brings to life the emotions behind love, loss, and the pursuit of dreams in this South African memoir. Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book
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    5 mins