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BOOK REVIEWS

BOSS YOUR MONEY
By Nokuhle Kumalo

As South Africans look to reset
their finances for 2026, chartered
accountant and content creator
Nokuhle Kumalo releases her new
book Boss Your Money: Learn the
Wealth Creation Formula.

While many finance books
offer generic advice, Boss Your
Money is a no-fluff guide written
specifically for the South African
context. The author is known to
her many online followers for her
relatable and honest approach,
and unpacks the money habits we
inherit, common money mistakes
we make, and the specific steps
required for ordinary people
FALLING FORWARD to build wealth. She delivers a Readers will discover the following:
By Rachel Kolisi concrete road map for financial * Answers to their specific questions –
independence, at the core of which from work and salary negotiation to
Falling Forward is a deeply personal memoir is her wealth creation formula. saving, investing, and buying your first
by Rachel Kolisi, written in collaboration with car or home.
Zibu Sithole. It will be released in March 2026 to * How to break the cycle – unpacking
coincide with her documentary of the same name.
the money habits we inherit from our
parents and the common mistakes we
Falling Forward is a story of reclaiming identity, make.
voice and courage. In this candid memoir, Rachel * How to take control – a guide to finally
traces her journey through childhood, the realities understanding money, how you earn it,
of marriage and motherhood, the pressures of spend it, save it, and build your wealth.
living life in the public eye, and the grounding
forces of faith and philanthropy. With honesty and “Wealth creation isn’t a mystery, it’s a
strength, she explores how moments of falling formula. I wrote this book to provide
can become catalysts for renewal, purpose and honest, hard-won insights I wish I
forward momentum.
had when I started. It is time to stop
stressing about money and finally take
“There are stories you can tell on camera, and control of how we earn, spend and build
then there are the truths that need the quiet it.” Says Kumalo.
space of a page to be fully understood,” she says.
“Writing Falling Forward was about stepping
beyond the public narrative to own my voice
completely. This is about the private moments of ABOUT THE AUTHORS
breaking and rebuilding. My hope is that women Kumalo is a chartered accountant, financial educator, speaker, content creator and
reading the book find companionship in its pages author. She is dedicated to helping young professionals make sense of money and
and realise that falling isn’t the end – it’s often modern adulthood.
how we find our way to who we were always
meant to be.” Rachel Kolisi is a South African speaker, businesswoman, philanthropist,
storyteller and mother. She is deeply committed to social impact and has spent
Terry Morris, MD of Pan Macmillan South Africa, years working to restore dignity, expand access to opportunity and advocate for
says that Rachel’s story is a deeply personal one women and communities facing systemic inequality. Through Rachel’s voice and
that will resonate with many readers. “She has work, she continues to empower others to rise, rebuild and move forward with
faced her challenges with resilience, grit, grace intention.
and the support of many. We are so proud to
partner with her in publishing Falling Forward and Zibu Sithole is the author of the much-loved ZOLA trilogy of novels as well as
know that the book will bring hope and optimism a published ghostwriter and journalist with more than ten years of experience
to many South African readers.” across print, television and other media.

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