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Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Blood’s mist
Interweaving the stories of two families in colonial Africa, this novel explores parallel crises and hardships experienced from distinct cultural perspectives. Through the eyes of Richard and Kaunu, the Colony of Natal comes to life with an authentic sense of place and historical time, with the drastically changing circumstances of life in the British empire bringing their families inevitably to explosive conflict, with devastating consequences for both.
£14.99
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd The ANC underground
It is commonly held that the ANC – after its banning in 1960 and the imprisonment of its leaders – largely disappeared off the face of South Africa until public support for it revived in the wake of the Soweto uprising of 1976. This book takes issue with that view. Drawing on substantial oral testimony, Raymond Suttner develops a convincing case that internally based activists, sometimes working independently of the ANC in exile and sometimes in combination, were able to reconstitute networks within South Africa after the organization's banning.
£15.99
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd SAPPI Tree spotting bushveld
Sappi Tree spotting is a new, easy method of tree identification, written for the newcomer to an area, as well as the experienced tree enthusiast. It won't take long before you are able to recognise almost three-quarters of the larger trees you see in the bushveld. Innovative, accurate maps provide precise location information, Colour-coding lists the likely trees you will encounter in each area. The title is based on three innovative concepts - It keeps the terminology simple. The average recreational tree spotter will never use 'pubescent' when 'hairy' will do! Most trees are easy to find, as long as you look for the right trees in the right places. Some trees can be identified easily because of the striking features. These trees do not need a complex system of 'keying' because they are instantly recognisable.
£20.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd A simple man
Ronnie Kasrils's insights into Jacob Zuma, both shocking and revelatory, are vividly illuminated through this story—from their shared history in the underground to Kasrils's time as minister of intelligence and his views on South Africa now. This fast-paced, thriller-style memoir outlines the tumultuous years that saw Mbeki's overthrow and replacement by Zuma, Nkandlagate, the growing militarization of the police and the Marikana Massacre, the outrageous appointment of flunkies to high office, the ""state capture"" report and his relationship with the Guptas. We relive the Schabir Shaik corruption trial, Kasrils's relationship with Fezeka Kuzwayo (Khwezi), Zuma's rape trial accuser, the email and spy tapes saga, conspiracy, and betrayal. While Kasrils explains the enigmatic contradictions of Jacob Zuma, he also explains that corruption and the abuse of power did not begin with him. His story points to the compromised negotiations of the 1990s, which he refers to as a ""Faustian Pact."" This is a story told from the inside, exploring the many machinations of power and how one man's struggle for the truth can have such an impact on the political outcomes of a nation.
£17.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Safaris & spices: An African food journey
Safaris & Spices takes you on the same journey Nico Verster experienced while travelling to all corners of Africa. It captures the essence of African food steeped in tradition and ancient recipes, while highlighting the modern diversity in the current gastronomic scene. On our food safari we start in North Africa among the Kasbahs and medinas of Morocco, following the ancient trade roots all the way past East Africa, Mozambique and Madagascar down to southern Africa. Nico effortlessly guides the reader through a colorful range of magnificent but easy-to-follow recipes. With stunning photography from award-winning Joe Dreyer, the recipes will inspire you to make your own stocks, spice mixes, chutneys, and sauces that can be used with an array of local dishes, as well as give you simple tips on making the most delicious cakes and desserts.
£23.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd The Guide to the animals of Southern Africa
This essential guide to the animals of southern Africa has been written specifically for young outdoor enthusiasts. It is filled with fascinating facts about the extraordinary animals living in the area. Discover the amazing adaptations that animals have developed in order to survive. Find out about their lifecycles, the places they live, why some keep territories, why they migrate or hibernate, how they find a mate and escape predators, and how they interact with one another. There is an important section on conservation matters that all the future generations on our planet stand to gain or lose depending on the solutions that are implemented today.
£15.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Mother Anderson’s secret book of wit & wisdom
Based on South Africa’s beloved comic strip, this special volume features Madam & Eve's favorite grandmother, Mother Anderson, as she shares her thoughts on surviving life’s twists and turns with a little help from her old friend, gin and tonic. Cantankerous yet warm and witty, Mother Anderson is depicted watching television and fighting with both Eve, her daughter’s maid, and the mielie lady—who frequently wakes the combative granny from her naps while selling ears of corn on the street. Entertaining and politically aware, this book provides a cynical and lighthearted perspective on life in South Africa.
£10.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd The big stick
Alma Nel leaves her home on the edge of the Kalahari to retrieve the body of her gay son in Amsterdam. Driven by guilt and grief, she resolves to reconstruct Staal's life and the events leading up to his death, undertaking a bizarre quest in a strange and surreal world. Guided by a coke-dealing Rastafarian, Alma opens a psychedelic can of worms, meeting many of Staal's friends and acquaintances - scissor queens, leather men, rent boys, daredevils. But not everyone is sympathetic towards Alma, and some of Staal's friends would prefer to keep their secret histories hidden in the darkrooms of the night. As her quest progresses, Alma discovers that a mysterious stranger is several steps ahead of her, trying to put together the pieces of the puzzle. The mysterious stranger turns out to be Staal's friend Remco de Heer, the accident-prone leading man from Six Fang Marks and a Tetanus Shot. Rem seeks Staal's help after fleeing from his brother's attic at the end of Six Fang Marks and a Tetanus Shot. Now Rem descends into the underworld again to find Staal's rent-boy lover Janusz, who was with him the night he died. Rem is driven by the need to know whether his malignant accident-proneness played any part in Staal's death. The Big Stick is poignant, comical, suspenseful and (strangely) sexy. Two telling compliments from Dutch reviewers give us a snapshot of their reactions: "Characters I'd love to meet in the flesh" and "How can a straight author write so accurately about the gay scene?"
£13.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Political parties in Africa
In the wake of political unrest across various nations, democratic governance systems need strong and well-established political parties to channel the demands of citizens, govern in the public good and satisfy the basic needs of societies. Therefore political parties are crucial in aggregating and articulating interests, recruiting leaders, presenting election candidates and developing competing policy proposals that provide a voice – and a choice – to citizens. To fulfil these functions, however, trust in how the political system functions and in political parties as cogs in this machine of government is critical. But, across the African continent, there are low levels of confidence and trust in political parties, notwithstanding the monumental changes taking place among citizen attitudes, especially recent trends towards greater direct political action.
£24.28
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Just for kicks!: The year in cartoons
A year’s anthology of South Africa’s best political cartoons, this hilarious compilation also narrates the story of the country’s epic hosting of the FIFA World Cup. Corruption scandals, counterfeit currency, dodgy judges, eco-disasters, lifestyle audits, paternity scandals, and all the usual gaffes and catastrophes are momentarily sidelined by a month of deafening soccer madness. An interesting reexamination of South African society, this unique chronicle covers all of 2010’s notable occurrences.
£15.26
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Discovering home: A selection of writings from the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing
"Discovering Home" is the third collection of stories from the Caine Prize for African Writing and includes works by writers from Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa. This volume also contains the stories written by participants at the first African Writers' Workshop held in Cape Town in March 2003.
£15.99
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Zoya and Naru: An African Journey of a Boy and an Elephant
This is an African story of a boy and a baby elephant, and their unexpected friendship as they journey to reunite Zoya with his elephant herd. The baby elephant is guided by the intrepid boy and a growing coterie of animals. A tender, often amusing, take on the age-old African story of nature and humankind existing together in mutual respect. Their conversations are filled with beautiful African proverbs and life lessons that raise awareness of the plight of Elephants and the need to protect them. The text, by Caroline Montague, is evocative of the African bush, its people and wildlife and their vital importance in the fast-disappearing natural world. Beautifully illustrated by the artist Richie Ryall, this book which will appeal to adults and children as a compelling tale of friendship, courage and hope in the face of adversity. Published in partnership with Elephants Alive, Zoya and Naru is a book which will raise awareness of the plight of elephants and the urgent need to protect them before it’s too late. Elephant lovers and conservationists are currently working against time to tackle the ivory trade, and to create new corridors for animals to move safely across borders as they once did. We are all, as this poignant story reminds us, custodians of our precious environment and the wildlife of Africa. This marvellous book, with its backdrop of survival in the wilds of Africa, makes our duty crystal clear.
£16.00
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd One Hundred Years of Dispossession
Do you see that big tree on our right? asked Isaac, as soon as we had crossed the river. Wellington used to have lunch and rest there when he was ploughing the fields. It was him, Jambren, and Monyebere.
£14.99
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Uncumo Lukasam
£6.68
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Mozambiques Samora Machel
£10.03
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Hooked: Secrets and Highs of a Sober Addict
In this a no-holds-barred account of her post addiction addictions, Ferguson becomes enslaved by self-help fads, Oprah, 12 step meetings, dodgy men and social media. She finds herself trapped in a world where instant gratification and narcissism is the norm. She struggles to break the cycle of "more, more,more", of use and abuse which is deeply embedded in her DNA.
£15.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Things even Gonzalez can't fix: A shockingly funny and brutal debut memoir
Things even Gonzalez can't fix is the shockingly brilliant debut memoir of a 24-year-old Greek South African girl, Christy Chilimigras. It is nothing like My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Although there are old women in black, plucking stray hairs from their chins, the nuts in the baklava appear by way of a dash of crack cocaine, a sneaky brand of sexual abuse and cereal Tupperwares, packed to the brim with dagga. It is also very funny. It is the story of a young girl growing up in Johannesburg in a space of pure chaos, raised by two addict parents. In reality Christy, otherwise known as Mouse (who becomes a Furious Masturbator), is raised by Tiger, her older sister. Their childhood is strange, made up of crack excursions to Hillbrow at 3am, courtesy of their father on second weekends, and a dope smoking mother, Old Lass, who raises the two young girls single-handedly while starting her own business. Tiger and Mouse's worlds are overturned when Old Lass proceeds to marry an alcoholic control freak under an unsuspecting tree, only to get arrested following an invasion by the Hawks. "Children of addicts are curious things. We are deathly serious. We tinker on the edge of the worst case scenario. We are manic in our joy. We mean to dip our toes, but rather dive head first into extremes. We despise drugs ... and people who do drugs. So what then does it say about me when at 16 I fall desperately in love with a boy who perpetually has a joint dangling from his lips?" Things even Gonzalez can't fix is also a disturbingly brutal story about two sisters, raised by a father who has been sexualising them since they were toddlers. "We are desperate for answers and the knowledge of where to place our discomfort. If it feels like abuse and hurts like abuse, but it doesn't look like the abuse we read about in magazines, does it even count?". At 16 Christy falls in love with Olive Oil, a dope head addict, then, at 22, with a much older sado masochist, The Italian, who introduces her to a world of dangerously rough sex. "The book is my attempt at reclaiming my sanity and sexuality, which was colonised a long time ago. It involved countless bowls of pasta, glasses of wine (which best you believe I overthought) and a compulsion to be honest; very honest. Like oh sweet Jesus it hurts to spill your guts. It hurts to be this honest." A book that simply pulsates with edgy originality, that unleashes a Millennial's unapologetic perspective of our world, Christy Chilimigras is a new voice that demands to be read. Not since Kopano Matlwa's Coconut has a book promised to shake perspectives and overturn the way we see things. Things even Gonzalez can't fix, published by MFBooks Joburg, will be launched in May 2018.
£14.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd The last sentence
“Come to me...,” she said, softly, “and I will make your pen sing again.”Bandile Ndala is a once-successful scriptwriter who now struggles with substance abuse, anxiety and depression as he starts to lose his tenuous grip on reality. His career has stagnated with the rejection of his literary work and life at home with his family is under strain. His life starts to descend into a living nightmare, literally.Bandile is desperately searching for inspiration so he can make a much-needed comeback. When Bandile finds himself in room 28 at the Cariba Inn with a sultry temptress he wonders whether he has gone crazy. Has the formerly brilliant writer who churned out hit TV show after hit TV show lost his mind? Is he on drugs? Or is it all in something he ate at a dinner a few years back…?
£12.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd The Last Stop
Set in the taxi industry, the story's main characters are a poor taxi driver, a wealthy taxi owner and the taxi driver's girlfriend. As crime fiction featuring paranormal elements, The Last Stop combines gritty realism with the magical. It shows what happens between people in times of taxi violence and deals with themes of lust, betrayal and revenge. The Last Stop is an engaging, clever, interesting and darkly enjoyable read with an incredible plot twist at the end.
£15.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd It's Me, Marah: An Autobiography
Legendary music icon writes tell-all book. 'Show business as we know it is very unpredictable. For a few years I was the talk of the town. It was getting hard to even go shopping without being mobbed by fans.' – Marah Louw. With a career spanning over 40 years, Marah Louw is counted among South Africa's musical and entertainment industry royalty and has a powerful and memorable story to tell. This book is the reader's front-row ticket to the joys, sadness, triumphs and setbacks that have been part of this legend's life. Even though she is a celebrity, her story aims to show that stars, no matter how bright, are human too. It also delves into her family secrets and her search for truth. As one of South Africa's most iconic entertainers, Marah has had an illustrious career. She performed at the Mandela Concert at London's Wembley Stadium and she sang at the Newsmaker of the Year Awards, presented to Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk, and in honour of the late Chris Hani.
£17.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd From Ivory Towers to Ebony Towers: Transforming Humanities Curricula in South Africa, Africa and African-American Studies
“This edited volume is a significant academic achievement. The book offers a comparatively enriched account of debates in higher education transformation across South African, African, and African-American epistemic contexts. The text offers perspectives on how the humanities could be reformed in the quest to decolonise curriculum and free the higher education from Eurocentrism.” Aslam Fataar, Distinguished Professor, Stellenbosch University, South Africa “The book’s strength came from its diversity of countries, theories, and histories. I came away from the book feeling not only inspired but also guided and prodded. While it is a much-needed text for all of us in higher education, I think it will find a quick and large audience of readers. I do not know of another competing book at this scale.” Wayne Hugo, Associate Professor of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Despite two-and-a-half decades of black majority rule after 1994, much of South African higher education in the area of humanities continues to embrace European models and paradigms. This is despite concepts such as Africanisation, indigenisation and decolonisation of the curriculum having become buzzwords, especially after the #MustFall campaigns, student-led protests from 2015. This book argues that, beyond the use of internally constructed strategies to foster curriculum transformation in South Africa, it is important to draw lessons from the curriculum transformation efforts of other African countries and African-American studies in the United States (US). The end of colonialism in Africa from the 1950s marked the most important era in curriculum transformation efforts in African higher education, evident in the rise of leading decolonial schools: the Ibadan School of History, the Dar es Salaam School of Political Economy and the Dakar School of Culture. These centres used rigorous research methods such as nationalist historiography and oral sources to challenge Eurocentric epistemologies. African-American studies emerged in the US from the 1920s to debunk notions of white superiority and challenge racist ideas and structures in international relations. The two important schools of this scholarship were the Atlanta School of Sociology and the Howard School of International Affairs.
£20.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa's corporatised liberation
Despite the more general social, political and economic advances that have been made under the ANC's rule since 1994, power has not only remained in the hands of a small minority but has increasingly been exercised in service to capital. This has seen the ANC become the key political vehicle, in party and state form as well as application, of corporate capital; both domestic and international, black and white, local and national and constitutive of a range of different fractions. As a result, 'transformation' has largely taken the form of macro-acceptance of, combined with micro-incorporation into, the capitalist system, now minus its specific and formal apartheid frame. This book tells that 'story' by offering a critical, fact-based and actively informed holistic analysis of the ANC in power.
£15.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Business as usual after Marikana: Corporate power and human rights
Six years after the Marikana massacre, we have still seen minimal change for mineworkers and mining communities. Although much has been written about the days leading up to August 16, 2012, and how little has been done, few have analyzed the policies and system that make such a tragedy possible. Lonmin Platinum Mine and the events of August 16th are a microcosm of the mining sector and how things can go wrong when society leaves everything to government and ""big business"". Business as Usual after Marikana is a comprehensive analysis of mining in South Africa. Written by respected academics and practitioners in the field, it looks into the history, policies, and business practices that brought us to this point.
£17.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd The eagle and the springbok: Essays on Nigeria and South Africa
Nigeria and South Africa account for about a third of Africa's economic might, and have led much of its conflict management initiatives over the last two-and-a-half decades. Both account for at least 60% of the economy of their respective sub-regions in West and Southern Africa.The success of political and economic integration in Africa thus rests heavily on the shoulders of these two regional powers. Nigeria and South Africa have also sought to give Africa a stronger global voice, while competing as rivals on issues such as peacemaking in Côte d'Ivoire, Libya, and Guinea-Bissau. This book assesses Nigeria/South Africa relations in the areas of politics, economics, and culture within the context of rivalries and hegemony.
£17.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Extremisms in Africa
Scholars agree that a direct correlation can be made between poor governance and the emergence of extremist movements. This book challenges both the efficacy and wisdom of purely militarized responses to extremist movements typified by the Global War on Terror, as well as the cursory replication of international counter-terrorism frameworks promulgated by the UN and EU in Africa. Emphasis is given to the importance of understanding local history, culture and regional geopolitics, among a variety of context-specific factors, to effectively address the emergence and spread of extremisms in Africa. As such, it draws on contributions from a range of thematic and regional experts, including security-sector specialists, conflict analysts, journalists, international relations and governance specialists, political scientists, social anthropologists, psychologists, and theologians.
£17.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd A working life, cruel beyond belief
It is a great privilege to launch our series with A Working Life, Cruel Beyond Belief, by Alfred Temba Qabula, with a new Foreword by the original translator, BE Nzimande. Qabula was a central figure in the cultural movement among working people that emerged in and around Durban in the 1980s. It was an innovative attempt to draw on the oral poetry developed among the Nguni people over many centuries. Alfred Temba Qabula was a forklift driver in the Dunlop tyre factory in Durban at the time this book was developed. He used the art of telling stories to critique the exploitation of black workers and their oppression under apartheid.
£9.34
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd The congress of the people and freedom charter: A people’s history
This is a popular history of one of the most inspiring campaigns ever launched by the ANC and its allied organisations in Kliptown, Soweto, on 26 June 1955. It celebrates the fact that the Freedom Charter is deeply embedded in the Constitution of a free and democratic South Africa. In commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Charter and the 103rd anniversary of the ANC, the South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa asserted that, ""It is therefore a matter of great significance that we stand poised to realise the call made in the Freedom Charter for a national minimum wage,"" at the International Minimum Wage Experiences Workshop. This forms part of the ANC plans to reclaim the Freedom Charter which was initiated in 1953 by the ANC, the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), the South African Coloured People's Organisation (SACPO) and the South African Congress of Democrats (SACOD) as the basis for its future plans.
£13.99
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd The Kelly Khumalo story
Kelly Khumalo is an award-winning Kwaito star who rose to national fame at the age of 21, but due to a string of bad decisions and relationships, she soon lost her shine. This book tracks the life and times of the fallen township pop princess: her plummet from grace, disastrous relationships with men, her addiction to cocaine, and finally her hardfought battle back to sanity and her real love—music. Offering a rare glimpse into the backstage of the South African music industry, rife with sensation and backstabbing, this is a tale of highs, lows, and personal triumphs. Told by a mentor and friend of Khumalo's along with her manager, the story provides readers with intimate and brutally real access to Khumalo’s journey of rebuilding and redemption.
£16.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Home affairs: Rethinking same-sex families and relationships in contemporary South Africa
Despite increasing visibility of same-sex relationships in South Africa, there remains a distinct lack of research and public discussion around same-sex family practices and related legislative and social issues. This new collection of essays, interviews and images seeks to address this critical information gap by both capturing recent scholarship and documenting the challenges and experiences of same-sex partnered families. By bringing together work from diverse academic and professional disciplines - as well as visual materials from two recent exhibitions - this unique collection will play a crucial role in promoting further research into LGBTI families in South Africa. Topics covered include the theory and context of LGBTI families in South Africa; the legislative framework; media representations of same-sex families; assisted reproduction technology - challenges, experiences and understandings; parenting practices; disclosure practices within families; and intimate partner violence.
£14.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Breaking the silence: Love and revolution
Written by a talented and diverse group of South African women, this collection conveys love in its various forms: romantic love, love of family, love of friends, and love of community—all of which have the power to transform, like revolution, in ways never imagined. Candid and touching, it bares the personal accounts of abuse and survival experienced by the contributors through poetry, short stories, and essays. As it celebrates creative writing as a healing tool, this record gives the women of South Africa a voice.
£14.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd To have and to hold: The making of same-sex marriage in South Africa
To have and to hold: The making of same-sex marriage in South Africa explores the journey to same-sex marriage. This collection of interviews, essays and documents recognizes the multiplicity of viewpoints on the topic, as well as the multiple aspects and efforts that shaped the making of same-sex marriage in South Africa. It seeks to represent those perspectives by drawing on the opinions of a wide range of experts as well as representing those for whom the right to marry holds the most meaning - the people whose partnerships can now be legally recognized. Whether the attainment of the right to marry and the Civil Union Act itself should warrant celebration or circumspection is examined through various essays - written by an impressive selection of academics, attorneys, researchers, activists and others. The titel explores the national debate on the topic and the consequences of the legislation. Contributions critically examine the legislative and advocacy process to marriage, the institution of marriage itself, and the meanings attached to it for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. The combination of historical documents, personal reflections and academic and activist analyses of same-sex marriage makes to have and to hold invaluable for understanding this historic journey and its legal, social, cultural and religious ramifications.
£17.99
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Timbuktu, Timbuktu: A selection of works from the Caine Prize for African Writing 2001
"Timbuktu, Timbuktu" contains the shortlisted stories from the Caine Prize for African Writing 2001. Bringing together writers from Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia and Tunisia, this collection is a record of African talent. It follows the publication in 2001 of the first Caine Prize anthology, "Tenderfoots", which contained the shortlisted stories of 2000.
£14.99
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Mending a broken heart
A true story of parental love and the accompanying fear of the loss of a child, this deeply personal memoir chronicles journalist Nadine Raal’s journey in coping with her son Zack’s severe congenital heart defect. The narrative stresses the importance of family, hope, and the will to prevail as Nadine documents Zack undergoing major cardiac surgeries and fighting for his life. The incredible progress made in the field of pediatric cardiology and the availability of resources and services in Africa are also detailed. This account will appeal to parents everywhere, especially those who have children with life-threatening diseases.
£19.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd The first president: A life of John L. Dube, Founding president of the ANC
A full biography of the founding president of the African National Council (ANC), this account uncovers the inspirations for John L. Dube’s many public achievements. Tracing the history of his forbearers in the Zulu kingdom, this volume chronicles the politician’s life from his birth in 1871, and highlights his many achievements, including the founding of the Ohlange School, the key role he played in the Bhambatha Rebellion, and the authorship of the first Zulu novel. As it evaluates Dube’s five-year presidency of the ANC, this book shows that in spite of the many conflicts and ambiguities in his position, Dube’s central political belief—that Africans should be directly represented in the parliament of the land—remained remarkably constant throughout his long career.
£24.50
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd A Kite's Flight
This title tells the story of how Andile and his father make a kite. While flying the kite, its string breaks releasing the kite on an epic journey across Africa. From the thundering Victoria Falls and the snow tops of Kilimanjaro, to the Sahara Desert and ancient Egyptian Pyramids, follow the kite's flight over some of the great landmarks of Africa!
£10.99
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd A landscape of insects and other invertebrates
A stepping stone in the process of documenting and conserving South Africa's huge diversity of insect life, this guide provides a concise overview and descriptions of representative insect groups and their ecology in broadly different habitat types. The pictures were taken on the Diamond Route properties belonging to De Beers and the Oppenheimer family, in areas set aside for conservation and research.
£28.80
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Mail & Guardian A–Z of S. A. Politics
Presenting a comprehensive insider's look at South Africa's movers and shakers of the indispensable century, this indispensable reference offers a thorough portrait of the country's contemporary political landscape. With profiles of politicians, activists, and religious leaders, as well as hard-hitting analysis of challenges as diverse as the rise of new media and the 2010 World Cup, the Mail & Guardian's team of expert reporters has compiled an authoritative reference for understanding the often turbulent world of South African public discourse.
£18.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Football Muti
On the heels of the 2010 World Cup, this photographic documentation seeks to show the inherent purity of the beautiful game by capturing, at a grassroots level, Africa’s relationship with soccer. Highlighting not only Africa’s passion for soccer, but also the maladies that beset the continent, this social record argues that soccer is more than a sport; it is a respite from those difficulties.
£19.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Life’s mosaic: The autobiography of Phyllis Ntantala
Raised in a family of landed gentry located in Transkei, a region now part of South Africa, during the early 20th century, this vivid and spirited autobiography shares the unique story of a black woman’s search for identity and fulfillment through turbulent times. Phyllis Ntantala’s gripping story is not of a struggle to escape from poverty but of a life of relative privilege that typically cut across the boundaries of apartheid. In the early 1960s, when the restrictive net of apartheid grew ever tighter, she moved to the United States; but instead of finding freedom and opportunity, she found racial discriminations that were sadly too familiar. Evocatively described with searing honesty, the politics and feminism of this narrative are grounded in the need to carve out a space for one's own voice.
£15.95
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd O’Mandingo: A poetic journey with Eric Miyeni
Written for the past two decades, this collection of poetry is a raw snapshot of social and political millieu as seen through the eyes and experiences of the author. This modern South African poetry is a journey through the geography of love, hate, politics, race, dance, poetry, and language.
£10.99
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Visions of black economic empowerment
From high profile figures such as Cyril Ramaphosa, Albie Sachs, and Wendy Luhabe to analysts such as Wendy Lucas-Bull, Vuyo Jack, and Itumeleng Mahabane; to practitioners such as Lot Ndlovu, Eric Mafuna, Nolitha Fakude, this title brings together leading South African analysts and practitioners in the most comprehensive analysis of black economic empowerment (BEE) to date. The volume situates black economic empowerment within the longer trajectory of black business history; critically analyses the constitutional and political imperatives for empowerment; and provides policy recommendations for legislative and regulatory clarity. Visions of Black economic empowerment achieves what the debates on empowerment have thus far failed to do, which is to examine the sociological foundations of BEE. Its appeal, however, goes beyond technical discussions of BEE to an examination of the political ecomony of BEE, and the raging debates about capital concentration in a land still characterised by mass poverty and inequality. Read the views of the leading contenders in this debate - from Blade Mzimande of the South African Communist Party to fellow African National Congress heavyweight, Saki Macozoma - and examine potential policy innovations to bridge this divide. Essential for the academic and research community, business practitioners and analysts, and for a public that is hungry for the analytical tools to evaluate the most talked about economic policy of the post-apartheid transition. This rich collection of essays reflect the broad analytical range of tis editors - former cabinet minister and former Reserve Bank Deputy Governor; Professor Gill Marcus has been selected by the Absa Board to be the new chair of Absa Group LImited and Absa Bank Limited, business analysts Khehla Shubane, political commentator and scholar Xolela Mangcu, and former poltical editor and researher, Adrian Hadland.
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Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd The Kanga and the Kangaroo Court: The rape trial of Jacob Zuma
This title is inspired by the courage of a young woman, known variously as "Khwezi" and "the complainant", who took a principled decision to lay a charge of rape against Jacob Zuma, a man who was to her a father-figure, a family friend, a comrade, and the Deputy President of South Africa. She took on the fight against considerable odds. Zuma is one of the most popular and powerful political leaders of his time. She could not have known, however, the immense strength she would need to face the prolonged public attacks on her. As the Zuma supporters spat the words "Burn the Bitch" outside the courtroom, the young woman faced an interrogation inside. Her accusers, and the judge, concurred that having worn a kanga that evening, the complainant had, like so many other women, "asked for it'. This title speaks truth to power - not just male power, but political power, religious and cultural power, imperial and military power. By using the trial of Jacob Zuma as a mirror, the title reveals the hidden yet public forms of violence against women in their homes, marriages, churches and political organisations. Caught in the crossfire of the nation's political succession battle, the young woman refused to back down. By speaking out, she amplified the muffled screams of many other women who have been raped by those who parade their power in the corridors of parliament, government, corporations, and religious and traditional institutions. Crushed and conquered by the mechanics of power, she was forced by a so-called free country to flee into exile. We hope that in reading the story of this trial and seeing the particular ways in which women can be subjugated by power, South Africans will have the opportunity to reflect on, and demand better of, the kind of leaders and leadership they deserve.
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Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Globalisation and new identities: A view from the middle
Globalisation and new identities - a view from the middle brings together 12 ethnographic studies of post-apartheid South Africa, which focus on the emergence of new South African identities with both strong local characteristics and powerful global influences. It shows how, in different ways, through adoption, adaptation, avoidance and resistance - South Africans are responding to the forces and connections of globalisation. These ethnographies refuse to make of South Africa a special case, a case apart from the rest of the world, but instead locate it within the rest of the world. In adapting northern approaches to globalisation to their own purposes, the originality of the authors' engagement with South Africa's social fabric becomes clear in historical perspective. All these studies show how globalisation constitutes and is constituted by the spreading of localised interests and identities - quite a tranformation from the intense national politicization associated with the anti-apartheid struggle.
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Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd The obituary tango: Selection of writing from the Caine Prize for African writing 2005
The Obituary Tango, is an anthology of short stories from around Africa, which were submitted to the 2005 Caine Prize for African Writing. The winner of the 2005 Caine Prize, Monday Morning was written by Nigerian S.A. Afolabi. The four others shortlisted for the award, which has become known as Africa's Booker Prize, include Tropical Fish by Doreen Baingana of Uganda; Tindi in the Land of the Dead by Ike Okonto of Nigeria; The Obituary Tango by Jamal Mahjoub of Sudan and Jail Birds by South African Mutual Naidoo. This anthology collects the winner and the shortlisted stories, together with stories written at the Celtel Caine Prize Writers' Workshop held near Naivasha in Kenya earlier this year.
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Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Ice in the lungs
The story revolves around a group of students who are caught up in South Africa's political uprising in 1976. They find refuge in a Greek bar where they find that its owner, George's own background and experiences in Stalinist Greece parallels theirs.
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Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Foolish delusions
Foolish delusions is an adventure. Taking seriously the idea that writing can transform your life, the narrative works as a double helix. One strand explores the growing confidence, skill, and personal courage of a woman (Anna) who longs for connection with the past, and - through engagement with a writing course - finds this connection through extraordinary archaeological creativity (which demands the archive, the imagination, and uncovering of personal memories). The second strand unfurls the story of the ancestor to whom Anna is guided by her writing, an ancestor whose nineteenth-century life powerfully illuminates the meanings of gender, sexuality, and colonialism in Cape Town. Despite the philosophical complexity, the novel is gentle, smoothly crafted and full of insightful, delicate reflection. Those interested in writing will find the workbook lessons enable their own life-writing. Those wanting a 'good story' will discover in Anna's search for her ancestor a compelling and historically well-rooted tale of love, loss, and transcendence.
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Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Stitched-up: Who fashions women's lives?
Stitched-up, is where the author demystifies the complex issues facing women in modern life. In this researched work the author answers some important questions about the cause of today's most universal female complaint, exhaustion. Drawing upon a broad range of literature she delves into female self-sacrifice and finds that, although women hold their own in most fields, the idea that a woman's needs go unnoticed and unmet still persists. According to the author female self-sacrifice is a scam; it is not behaviour that exists naturally in the make-up of women. She backs this controversial claim by gathering wisdom from the powerful goddesses of our past, inspiration from the early feminists and groundbreaking ideas from modern psychology. For her the reality adds up to generations of women being stitched-up by cultural myths and religious beliefs that span centuries. Today the same common thread underpins a woman's desire for breast implants or Botox, motivates the conservative drive for 'family-values' and creates stumbling blocks that prevent women from supporting one another's accomplishments.
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Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Delicious travel
The author brings together in Delicious travel a collection of her culinary wanderings through some of the most remote and unchartered parts of South Africa - places we thought we knew - in different and completely unexpected ways. The author has an eye and ear for the idiosyncratic and the quirky, in her quest for great cuisine, she uncovers the eccentricities of the people who live - and cook - in the countryside. 'Great cuisine' isn't necessarily haute cuisine, but rather the ingredients, chefs and places, all conspiring to make an experience memorable. It rediscovers bits of history and paints vivid pictures of people and their stories as it traces culinary treasures down hidden paths. This is intelligent travel with a twist! We learn how to make mealiepap pie in Victoria West, and conversely, the most sublime of seared tuna with a tantalising Far East-flavoured topping in a remote Eastern Cape town. We discover how, just outside De Rust, Jans Rautenbach, the godfather of Afrikaans film, got to sport a cathedral window in his house; how the breeding of Arabian horses on a stud farm influences the cuisine in the area and what really happens at a Karoo cattle auction when everyone buys jerepigo in support of church coffers. We discover how Mpumalanga's Robbers' Pass got its name; how the creative writing process imposes on cooking; and we find out why writer/artist Braam Kruger is more famous for his perfect fish and chips than for his art and possibly most importantly, how to mix the perfect Bloody Mary or Martini.
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