Coming to grips with money, making wise decisions and setting ourselves on a path to wealth can be daunting. Smartwoman reveals who is competing for your money, how to create your designer life and how to start a side hustle, while navigating major life events including marriage, divorce and death. Making smart decisions at these times is just as important as knowing where to invest, and this book covers the full spectrum of investment options, including equities, property, offshore investment and alternative investments, such as art.

What drives a mother to murder her child?

In September 2007, Ellen Pakkies, a working mother from Lavender Hill on the Cape Flats, strangled her son to death. Her trial exposed the dark underbelly of a community crippled by drug and alcohol abuse. Dealing in Death looks at the global and local drugs culture, the predicament of Ellen Pakkies and other mothers like her, and an impoverished community and the apartheid laws that gave birth to it.

Bloody crimes of passion, political assassinations, sinister poisonings, investment fraud and mass mining disasters…Dr David Klatzow has seen it all. Steeped in Blood provides gripping accounts of dozens of these matters, including the infamous deaths of Brett Kebble and Inge Lotz, the Helderberg aeroplane crash and the frustrating investigations of the brutal apartheid years. Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for non-fiction in 2011.

I have written several books for corporate clients and provide a full turnkey service, from writing to publishing, delivering a final, polished product to my client. I work with a team of professional editors, designers and printers.

“Smartwoman is forthright, honest and compassionate, and explains how we can take charge of our hard-earned money and build a purposeful relationship with it.”

Professor Shirley Zinn

“Though this book is called Smartwoman, it is relevant to both men and women. The book shares nuggets of wisdom at different milestones in one’s life. Practical tools shared in this book make it a valuable handbook for a holistic life of purpose.”

Dr Judy Dlamini

“Without fantasy or frills, Sylvia Walker tells it like it is in her latest non-fiction book, Smartwoman. With a strong writer’s voice built on years of experience, Walker unearths the ins and outs of finance and how women can — and should — take control of their financial well-being.”

Carmen Coetzee
thesouthafrican.com

“I have worked with Sylvia on several occasions; she is a master of her craft and has the gift to shift mindsets about money in a way that is relatable, humorous and impactful. She also contributed to a chapter on Own your Finances in my book, Own Your Space: The Toolkit for the Working Woman. Sylvia is incredibly thorough in her work, passionate and professional to work with.”

Lori Milner
Beyond the Dress
Director, author, speaker and trainer