Episodes

  • Drift Happens | Nkululeko Khumalo [read by Dineo Langa]

    Drift Happens | Nkululeko Khumalo [read by Dineo Langa]
    Jun 14 2026
    Drift happens.

    Not because leaders lack intelligence. Not because the strategy was flawed. But because execution decays quietly under the weight of competing priorities, unclear ownership, and fragmented attention.

    Ethiopian Airlines sustained commercial focus through five government transitions to become Africa's most profitable carrier. Dangote built pan-African cement capacity while competitors collapsed. Rwanda's tax-to-GDP ratio climbed from 9.5% to 13% of GDP within six years.

    They didn't try harder. They designed differently.

    Focus is a design choice. Most organisations have, unknowingly, designed for drift.

    FOCUS5 is a disciplined system built from what actually works. Not theory, but documented practice from organisations that couldn't afford to let strategy fade.

    Five moves that protect attention instead of fragmenting it.

    FRAME.

    OWN.

    CADENCE.

    UNBLOCK.

    SUSTAIN.

    If you've wondered why strong strategies stall after strong starts, why teams remain busy but progress slows, why accountability erodes without anyone noticing, or why execution relies on heroic effort that can't be sustained, this book, Drift Happens, written by Nkululeko Khumalo, shows where the real leverage sits.

    Because strategy doesn't fail all at once. It drifts.

    And drift is preventable. Connect with Nkululeko on LinkedIn · Book Dineo to narrate your audiobook · Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book
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    4 mins
  • A Time to Heal | Dr Rani Samuel [read by Melini Moses]

    A Time to Heal | Dr Rani Samuel [read by Melini Moses]
    Jun 10 2026
    A Personal Invitation To Embark On A Journey From Brokenness To Wholeness.

    This audiobook for the Healing of Trauma is a ‘seed of healing’ to begin or go deeper in your inner restorative journey.

    It offers a structured roadmap to help you move beyond the pain of trauma towards a place of wholeness and restoration.

    Engage in carefully crafted, reflection exercises that guides you through the layers of your trauma, gently unraveling the knots that bind you to the past.

    Reclaim your life, your divine purpose and your joy with ‘A Time to Heal’. Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book
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    5 mins
  • Letters of Love | Dr Rani Samuel

    Letters of Love | Dr Rani Samuel
    Jun 9 2026
    This audiobook began healing even before it was written

    The hidden trauma of abortion affects millions of people worldwide and most endure this hardship like an incurable disease. At the core of healing this anguish is a process of psychological and spiritual discovery. ‘Letters of Love’ is a gentle, steady hand guiding you out of the darkness of survival into a portal of hope, purpose and wholeness. This book offers readers a blueprint for far-reaching restoration.

    Clinical Psychologist and Author, Dr. Rani Samuel has presented a transformative guide of insights and workable processes in this unique inner path to wholeness. As in all her books, Dr Samuel recounts stories of profoundly moving real-life experiences of her patients that bring home new revelations for the curing of hidden trauma. This book also offers a clear path to unlearning fear and returning to your divine destiny.

    This groundbreaking healing map will show you how to:
    - Understand your Emotional Footprint: Compassionately reflect on the emotional, physical and cognitive effects of your experience and what you are no longer willing to carry into your future.
    - Unlearn Past Patterns: Break free from historical cycles of regret and shame that have impeded your way forward.
    - Implement Practical Healing: Witness your transformative change as you progress step by step through the landscape of hope bringing lasting personal renewal.
    - Embrace your Divine Fingerprint: Walk in whom you were created to be in spirit, soul and body and enter into your present season in God.

    You don’t have to carry the burden of your past any longer.

    Your healing starts here. Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book
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    5 mins
  • Mount Up for Murder | Emma Parks [Read by Jassy Mackenzie]

    Mount Up for Murder | Emma Parks [Read by Jassy Mackenzie]
    Jun 6 2026
    Welcome to Hazelmere... an idyllic English village. Or is it?

    After Abby Fields is disastrously fired from her London firm, she applies for a stable hand job at Langdon House Estate in the village of Hazelmere. But when she arrives for the interview, the estate’s in chaos.

    Lord Langdon has died and his estranged sons have arrived for the reading of the will. Handsome farm manager Oliver offers her temporary work that might become permanent depending on who inherits and what they decide to do with the estate.

    Will it be sour Stuart or flirty Josh? The brothers have only one thing in common – they hate each other.

    Stuart is a nitpicking micromanager of note. Josh seems a better choice, but there’s an uneasy moment when he makes a pass at Abby.

    After the will is read, hidden motives become clear. The new heir is not the person Abby believed him to be, and the estate is headed for destruction.

    And then, there’s a murder...

    Sucked into the ensuing chaos, Abby must fight to clear her name and uncover the real killer’s identity, while dealing with a rogue donkey, a police detective who keeps arresting the wrong people, and her own fears of getting back in the saddle.

    "Can she juggle all these balls without smashing any of them?

    Her future, and the estate’s, depends on it."

    If you like horses, humor, out of control donkeys and captivating whodunits, you'll love Mount Up for Murder. One click will take you straight to Hazelmere. Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book
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    5 mins
  • 3 Comma Club | Jonathan Ancer and Gus Silber [Read by Zach Haines]

    3 Comma Club | Jonathan Ancer and Gus Silber [Read by Zach Haines]
    Apr 10 2026
    How Billionaires think, act, and shape our world. Connect with Gus in LinkedIn · Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn · Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book
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    5 mins
  • The Gift of the Magi | O Henry [ai narration demo]

    The Gift of the Magi | O Henry [ai narration demo]
    Feb 14 2026
    First published in 1905, this short story tells the tale of a young couple, Jim and Della, who are very poor but want to buy each other meaningful Christmas gifts.

    This is a demonstration of an AI narrator. Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book
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    13 mins
  • 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