Between Smoke and Silence

By T G Nduna

Sasolburg is burning-quietly, efficiently, beneath the surface of official speeches and sealed tenders. Kabelo Maseko, a gifted municipal strategist, knows how to make corruption sound like progress. Naledi Phiri, a journalist from Mankweng, arrives chasing the truth behind a fuel contract that smells of betrayal.

When a whistleblower dies and a missing annexure resurfaces, Kabelo and Naledi find themselves caught between loyalty and conscience. Their connection is inconvenient, electric-and dangerous.

As protests erupt in Jouberton and threats arrive through encrypted messages, they must decide whether to protect their careers or expose a system built on silence.

But the deeper they dig, the more they uncover a network that stretches beyond Sasolburg-toward mines, heritage corridors, and chrome-laced conspiracies.

This is the beginning of a trilogy where love is forged in fire, and truth demands more than courage.

Because silence, once broken, echoes across provinces.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GCPBD9JN
• ISBN13: 9798233333316
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: T. G. Nduna
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"