The Rose of Soweto is the authorised biography of one of Soweto’s and South Africa’s most famous sporting sons, Dingaan Thobela. Written by respected boxing journalist, Deon Potgieter, it traces Dingaan’s life from his early days growing up in Soweto to his monumental rise in world boxing, culminating with his winning of the WBC Super Middleweight title in September 2000. Dingaan and Deon worked closely together on this book and Penguin are excited to publish the story of a person who is revered by so many people worldwide. Dingaan’s truly inspirational story shows that good guys sometimes do win. The Rose of Soweto is a book that will appeal not only to sports fans, but to anyone wanting to read the story of a true hero.

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