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By the early evening, the irresolute and weakened Ramaphosa slate left no one unscathed not Mabuyane, not Lamola, not the Mkhize camp. The Ramaphosa caucus was tarnished by infighting.

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I am Shudu, Finding my Voice, Knowing my Strength tells Shudu’s story of her as a happy, laughing child, dancing across the village and her relationship with both her grandmothers who helped raise her. It then speaks to the next phase of her life, school in Mpumalanga and Johannesburg living with her mother where she was viewed as a foreigner and was bullied. The story also tells of her special friendships and how this got her through her school years and the fairy tale ending of becoming Miss South Africa. The book covers the themes of bullying, identity, bravery, forgiveness, displaced families, and the bond of friendships. Shudu is a role model to all children, showing that anyone can succeed, particularly in how she inspires young girls to both celebrate and empower themselves. Told in Shudu’s words, this coming-of-age story is a triumph. With beautiful illustrations from the award-winning Chantelle and Burgen Thorne, this book will inspire all 6 to 10 year olds

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Most personal histories of apartheid in Southern Africa tell the story of the armed struggle. This book is about opposition to apartheid within the law and through the law. South Africa achieved notoriety for its apartheid policies and practices both in the country and in Namibia. Today Israel stands accused of applying apartheid in the Palestinian territories it has occupied since 1967. Confronting Apartheid examines the regimes of these three societies from the perspective of the author's experiences as a human rights lawyer in South Africa and Namibia and as a UN human rights envoy in occupied Palestine. John Dugard describes the work he undertook in defense of human rights in South West Africa/Namibia, South Africa, and more recently in occupied Palestine.

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The Yoga Kitchen celebrates nourishing wholefoods that enables you to reclaim your inherent power to heal your digestive system and boost immunity, and help you to forge healthy new habits, not restrictions. This collection of recipes will inspire you to return to the kitchen to create delicious simple, satisfying and nutritious meals that will appeal to the whole family. All the recipes are gluten, grain and dairy free, and based on the 'Food Combining' principles that promote good digestion and nutrient absorption, weight loss and an alkaline body. Extras: • highlighted health benefits of each recipe • the Yoga Kitchen 21-day meal plan to reboot your metabolism • an A–Z guide to the sources and roles of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients • traditional recipes for bone broth, cultured vegetables and sprouting that will transform your health • essential pantry ingredients and lifestyle tips.

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The apartheid agent and killer who got away with it all …It was in 1972 when the seemingly ordinary Craig Williamson registered at Wits University and joined the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). Williamson was elected NUSAS’s vice president and in January 1977, when his career in student politics came to an abrupt end, he fled the country and from Europe continued his anti-apartheid ‘work’. But Williamson was not the activist his friends and comrades thought he was. In January 1980, Captain Williamson was unmasked as a South African spy. Williamson returned to South Africa and during the turbulent 1980s worked for the foreign section of the South African Police’s notorious Security Branch and South Africa’s ‘super-spy’ transformed into a parcel-bomb assassin.Through a series of interviews with the many people Williamson interacted with while he was undercover and after his secret identity was eventually exposed, Jonathan Ancer details Williamson’s double life, the stories of a generation ofcourageous activists, and the book eventually culminates with Ancer interviewing South Africa’s ‘super-spy’ face-to-face. It deals with crucial issues of justice, reconciliation, forgiveness, betrayal and the consequences of apartheid that South Africans are still grappling with.

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What do the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) stand for? How do they propose to nationalize mines, banks, and land? Is Julius Malema, the founder of the EFF, equipped to legislate or to lead? These tough questions are asked in The Coming Revolution: Julius Malema and the Fight for Economic Freedom. Malema is tackled on his tax woes and on the ""tenderpreneur"" label by Janet Smith, an executive editor of the Star. Smith asks Malema to explain, contextualize, and motivate his political agenda and the genesis of the new party. Hard-hitting and informative, The Coming Revolution disrupts the dominant South African political narrative.

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Hooked on heroin and crack cocaine, Melinda Ferguson plummets into a devastating rock bottom as she finds herself trawling the streets of Hillbrow, Johannesburg desperate for her next fix.Bold, raw and relentlessly honest, Smacked is a tale of earth-shattering loss and miraculous redemption. This mega bestseller - the revised 20 year clean & sober edition - will take you to the darkest recesses of an addict's psyche. It is ultimately a tale of great resilience and hope.

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“Nyakale. This has always been my name. It lost vowels and consonants and got rearranged into “Kay” by my Grade Three teacher. “Easier to pronounce,” she said. Aunty Mercy’s response was to accept. “After all, muwala wange, we are in this country, and ours is not to stand out but to survive.” “Survive” sounds lifeless, inanimate, not like the survive of Aunty Mercy’s stories of growing up in Uganda. There, survival was active, done daily. In South Africa, the word had taken on a new meaning. No longer doing, but hiding to make existence easier. Gradually becoming chameleons. I learnt to lurk in the shadows. Drawing just enough attention, not too much. No sudden movements, everything calculated and measured.” Upon giving birth to twin girls in rural Uganda, Nyakale’s mother decides to send one away to her sister in South Africa for a shot at a better life. In the heart of this beautifully woven coming of age story, is the story of twins growing up in two different worlds one in rural Uganda and the other in South Africa. The novel follows theirs lives and journeys of navigating the politics of their respective worlds. Nyakale and Achen grew up despising each other for what they imagine the other to have because of their mother’s drastic decision. When they finally meet , how mirrored will they feel by the other?

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Born To Kwaito considers the meaning of kwaito music now. `Now’ not only as in `after 1994’ or the Truth Commission but as a place in the psyche of black people in post-apartheid South Africa.This collection of essays tackles the changing meaning of the genre after its decline and its ever-contested relevance. Through rigorous historical analysis as well as threads of narrative journalism Born To Kwaito interrogates issues of artistic autonomy, the politics of language in the music, and whether the music is part of a strand within the larger feminist movement in South Africa.Candid and insightful interviews from the genre’s foremost innovators and torchbearers, such as Mandla Spikiri, Arthur Mafokate, Robbie Malinga and Lance Stehr, provide unique historical context to kwaito music’s greatest highs, most captivating hits and most devastating lows. Born To Kwaito offers up a history of the genre from below by having conversations not only with musicians but with fans, engineers, photographers and filmmakers who bore witness to a revolution.Living in a place between criticism and biography Born To Kwaito merges academic theories and rigorous journalism to offer a new understanding into how the genre influenced other art forms such as fashion, TV and film. The book also reflects on how some of the music’s best hits have found new life through the mouths of local hip-hop’s current kingmakers and opened kwaito up to a new generation.The book does not pretend to be an exhaustive history of the genre but rather a present-active analysis of that history as it settles and finds its meaning.

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Maxine escapes an abusive polygamous marriage to a man much older than her to make a new life in Harare, Zimbabwe. The story follows the five madams she works for. Through them, we see the struggles of women trying to hold down careers and relationships in a big city where tradition, patriarchy, domestic abuse and unhealthy societal behaviours form a backdrop. While Maxine bears witness to the women’s lives, she also tries to work through her own issues, finding a way to free herself of the cruel man she married and experience meaningful relationships. The book explores women learning about and seeking the love they feel they deserve. Whether self-love or romantic love, each woman must find the courage to believe in and hold onto that love. Through Maxine’s narration, the intricacies of the relationship women share with their helpers are uncovered. These relationships reveal the truth that women can discover themselves via their friendships with other women.

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Entrepreneurship 101 aims to educate South Africans about the fundamentals of entrepreneurship while looking at a uniquely South African business environment. This book will help aspirant entrepreneurs understand the very basics of running a business in South Africa. It will discuss what entrepreneurship is all about and guide the reader on the journey of starting a business. It will take them from a business idea, on a step-by-step process to synching the deal with their first client. It will address, among others: How to raise start-up capital, identify the bottlenecks that many entrepreneurs face in our country as well as explaining our unique labour laws. South Africa is beset with a number of unique socio-political factors, i.e. The crisis of high unemployment, which often leads to poverty, and ultimately inequality and to high rates of crime. The National Development Plan (NDP) - our national policy until 2030, the private sector and government all agree that entrepreneurship is the only reasonable catalyst to solve the problem. The challenge, however, is that those who are most affected by the scourge of unemployment do not have a firm grasp of what 'entrepreneurship' is. Joshula Maluleke has included a section on frequently asked questions at the back of the book in an attempt to provide in-depth answers to some of the questions he gets asked at his entrepreneurship talks. Questions like: Can I register my spaza shop? I have registered a business with CIPC and government has not given me an opportunity to do business, what must I do?

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Tying down this iconic food market in one volume would be to disregard its nature. The Market Day Journal started out as an idea for a book, but Russel Wasserfall soon realised that any attempt to tie down the iconic food market at the Biscuit Mill in Cape Town in one volume would be to disregard its nature. With designer Roxy Spears, he conceptualised a series of journals which, like the market itself, are living things which have the capacity to change constantly, with each successive iteration. This is the first of a series of four journals that look at the seasons and tides of the market over the course of two years. By the time you read this, things will have moved on. Steve Jeffrey will have a new sausage on offer, the price of a Dasdog Mandog will have changed, but that doesn't matter. Each story is a glimpse of what we found at the Neighbourgoods Market on the days we were there.

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Drawing on an extensive array of sources – written, oral and visual – this book provides a rounded social, intellectual, educational, cultural and political history of one of Africa’s foremost universities during the first phase of apartheid. It puts a spotlight on its leaders, lecturers and learners, but its wide focus takes in many other dimensions of this heterogeneous institution’s history too – teaching and research, social, cultural and sporting life and its chequered relationship with the apartheid state, ranging from formal opposition and protest and students’ growing defiance culminating in the sit-in of 1968, to ambivalence and willing collaboration. All of these it weaves together into a many-sided whole to produce an elegant, accessible and nuanced study of the operation of UCT as apartheid began to be imposed on South Africa. Howard Philips gives us a definitive history of the period. And one which will occupy pride of place on the bookshelves of the academics and the thousands of alumni who helped shape this history.

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South Africa remains the most unequal country in the world, with a Gini coefficient of 0.63 in 2015. In terms of wealth, the top percentile households hold 70.9% while the bottom 60% holds a mere 7%. 76% of South Africans face an imminent threat of falling below the poverty line. These statistics explain the continued presence of violent protest in the country and a general sense that the legacies of apartheid and colonialism have not been overcome.In this context, the Institute for African Alternatives has brought together a series of papers written by eminent South African academics and policymakers to serve as a catalyst to finally confront and resolve inequality.

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Hierdie hersiene uitgawe van die Roberts Voëlgids bevat byna 1000 spesies wat in Suider-Afrika (suid van die Cunene- en Zambesi-rivier) voorkom. Die gids spog met puik nuwe illustrasiewerk wat besonderhede gee oor seisoenale, ouderdoms en geslagsverskille in ongeveer 240 geannoteerde kleurplate, bygewerkte verspreidingskaarte, broei- en seisoenstafies en bondige dog insiggewende teks oor uitkenning, asook aspekte van biologie soos kos en roep. Voëlgeesdriftiges se biblioteke sal beslis baat by hierdie nuwe toevoeging.

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In Experiencing Sophiatown, Sophiatown residents discuss the challenges of getting to know their neighbors—toward whom they often felt isolated and sometimes suspicious—and of making a community that could respond to their needs and concerns. In talking about daily concerns such as resisting crime, earning a living, and raising children, residents reflect on the everyday challenges of making a new South Africa. To these conversations they brought diverse life experiences, along with numerous photographs, many taken by residents themselves, to show and discuss with their neighbors what matters to them about their lives, about what it's like to live in this community in the early 21st century, about legacies from the past, and dreams for the future. Because Sophiatown's concerns are shared so widely, the book aims for residents of other South African communities to recognize the challenges Sophiatown residents describe and hopefully start their own dialogues.

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Featuring case studies from Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia, this record compiles research and analysis on trade and environmental policy and diplomacy in southern Africa. Disclosing the African perspective, the book addresses the global and multilateral dynamics of negotiating a climate-change deal, explaining how this complex and delicate process relates to the World Trade Organization. This thorough consideration demonstrates the very real consequences of a changing climate not only for Africa but for nations around the world.

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Including poems, short stories, and personal essays, this collection—culled from a successful contest now in its fourth year—honors the perspective of South African girls and women who have been the victims of abuse. Based on the idea that creative writing aids the healing process, these selections describe the struggle to survive, the difficulty of reconciling past and present lives, and the enduring nature of the human spirit. Told from a survivor's perspective, the tales paint a textured emotional picture of the highs and lows as victims struggle to put themselves together again, battle to find their center, and reclaim their place in the world.

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All too often, sexuality in Africa is examined through the lenses of epidemic and disease, but this study celebrates human diversity and calls for a more responsible and broadminded view of sexual practices on the continent. From dating in the Eastern Cape to living as a lesbian, bisexual, or gay person in Cape Town, from gender violence in Nigeria to female circumcision in Kenya, the discussion weaves threads from many traditions and provides a colorful and intricate examination of human sexuality in contemporary Africa.

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The Steps for the future documentary film project began in 2000, as a shared journey by talented African filmmakers and well-known professionals from around the world. The experience of the North combined with the knowledge of the South was an auspicious fusion that helped create 38 unique films. It was also the catalyst for new documentary projects such as Why Democracy? All the films produced dealt with the question of death and the enormous problem of HIV and AIDS in Southern Africa. Films that millions of people have seen worldwide, that have received awards from Cannes to Zanzibar, and - dubbed into local languages - are still used throughout southern Africa. Steps by steps provides an honest and thorough picture of the process, step by step. Detailed accounts of the logistics of making the series are mingled with reflections on the art of direction, working with other people and the reality of the lives of those people affected by HIV and AIDS. Steps by steps gives a rare behind-the-scenes look at the making of documentary films and the building of a worldwide project, complete with its problems and triumphs, mistakes and unique results.

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How many people can truly say that they know the history of the city in which they live? It is true to say that for most of us who live in Johannesburg, the rich political and social history, and the many fascinations of the city, remain hidden. In "Johannesburg Portraits" Mike Alfred tells the story of Johannesburg through the lives of a group of prominent Johannesburg citizens both living and dead. The people featured, from Lionel and Florrie Phillips through to Philip Tobias, Lionel Abrahams and Sibongile Khumalo, have all lived through stimulating, often turbulent times. And every one of them has contributed, and continues to contribute, to Johannesburg's cultural heritage. Every story tells the reader as much about the city's geography, its economic, political and social history, as it does about each vibrant personality.

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Glass jars among trees is a collection of recent South African writing. The editors have selected works from published and unpublished writers that reflect a wide variety of writing styles and formats. Stories in the form of mock movie reviews and film scripts, diary entries, song lyrics, poetry, short fiction, essays, comedy - even opera - makes this a comprehensive collection of South Africa's new generation of writers.

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There is something I’ve never told you about our king,’ Father was saying as we walked around the palisade. We were three abreast, and I was in the middle. He looked at me. ‘Even Guduza doesn’t know about this too, Owethu, but I think this is the right time for both of you to know about it, as there is now something else happening in the kingdom which I can’t right now give you the full details of, and please don’t ask me what it is. Owethu, a young man from a family of respected ironworkers, and his father are attacked one morning by supernatural creatures, the Mihlolo. With the body of a human and the face of a hyena, they are an fearsome.In this mythical past, a missing queen and a brutal king form the stunning backstory of this first tale from the Blademakers of the Langabi series. Christopher Mlalazi has produced an African epic fantasy. Fast paced and vivid, the richly detailed people of Langabi, in love and in battle, must endure a punishing fight to survive and secure their freedom and their land. This quest is a searing tale of manipulation and monsters, which will leave you hungry for more.

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The early 2000s were still a time of optimism and exuberance in newly democratic South Africa. Transformations were afoot, and there was a courageous desire for change, even with the stark realities of HIV and AIDS-related illnesses looming. At the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban in 2000, Nkosi Johnson, aged 11, took the stage to give an impassioned speech emphasizing the importance of young people in responding to the AIDS pandemic. His call heralded an explosion of youth-focused initiatives, including the project that started this book. In My life follows the paths of a group of racially diverse young AIDS activists from Khayelitsha and Atlantis, first brought together as part of an educational HIV-prevention programme in Cape Town in 2002. Over the next twenty years, we follow their inspiring and harrowing journeys, as they move from hopeful and passionate teen activists, through the tragedies and triumphs of transitioning to adulthood. With candour, they tell stories of hardships and loss, mental health issues, grief and violence, but also of personal transformations, love, friendship, artistic achievements, community connection and thrilling social justice wins. Connected to each other, and to their communities, their stories provide a glimpse into the long tale of activism and of educational work, forever asking the question: what difference does it make. As the early post-apartheid enthusiasm and activism transformed and changed, stories have been a place where one could find solace and refuge, or find ways to be connected again. The stories in In My Life reflect the shifting times and context in South Africa, the transformation of the country and the complicated life stories of everyday life in the cracks of those who are artists, writers, creators, activists, researchers, teachers and many other things in between and beyond.

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Discover how Sun came to live in the sky during the day, and Moon with her trail of stars came to live in the night-time sky.

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup roused a nation, defying South African skeptics and Afro-pessimists alike, and this definitive account of Africa’s first World Cup covers the build-up, the tournament itself, and its aftermath. Offering serious insights into the host country’s management of a soccer event of this magnitude, the book explores the image South Africa chose to convey to the world, revealing the vivid granularity of this beautiful country during that extraordinary month.

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This wonderful collection of travel writing captures the very best of Getaway's articles over the past 21 years of travel, exploration and adventure. It's a celebration of the diversity of the continent and of the journalists that write about it: from the founding editor, David Steele, to the unforgettable Patrick Wagner; the pens of David Bristow and Don Pinnock; the new guard lead by Justin Fox and Cameron Ewart-Smith; and the journalists who have worked alongside them to offer the readers new insights into the African way of life. From personal accounts of the journeys and their destinations to uncovering the world and the environment in which we live, this title is a superb showcase of the writing that has made Getaway the leading travel magazine in Southern Africa.

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Would you believe that there is a farm in the middle of Cape Town? Ducks, geese, pigs, sheep and cows live on Andre's farm, a stone's throw from the city centre. Read about Lynne and her dog, Famous, and the day they take Andre's missing cows home.

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Charming illustrations enhance the intimacy between Thandi and her doll as they dream of a better life—but ultimately they realize that Thandi’s grandmother’s love is much more important.

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Print catches up with electronic news in this hilarious collection of the fresh and steamy scoops from South Africa’s premier satirical online news source. An almost unparalleled blight on international journalism, the selections in this volume make light of the news, politics, and current affairs that are reported with profound seriousness in other media. With a distinctly African focus, from Mugabe to Malema to Gadaffi, these articles have the unanticipated effect of increasing awareness of current affairs, seeing as one may have to research the background information of each story in order to fully appreciate the humor.

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A delightful new series by Jenny Hatton exquisitely brought to life by award-winning illustrator, Joan Rankin. Children will easily relate to the stories which reflect true to life events such as going on a journey, moving house and a visit to the beach. The rhythmic text of the Lucy books will help build children's reading skills and confidence while they are absorbed in the humorous illustrations and the lives of Lucy's family.

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Exploring the changing role of the South African intellectual, these essays define the role and responsibility of critical thinkers in a new democracy. Contrasting the courage of the outspoken dissenter during the apartheid era with today's disengaged observers, the contributors discuss the retreat of the intellectual from the public sphere and the impact this has had on the consolidation of democracy in postapartheid South Africa.

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An insider’s view of the state-supported AIDS denial of South African leaders Thabo Mbeki and Manto Shabalala-Msimang, this memoir describes a great triumph of citizen activism. The account begins with the efforts of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) to rouse public alarm over the puzzling intransigence of the government and the lack of drugs for people suffering from untreated AIDS. Finally, this book details how TAC ultimately succeeded on a much larger scale, as the group exposed corrupt doctors Matthias Rath and Zeblon Gwala and publicized the case of patient Andile Madondile, who had been deceived about his medicine.

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A look at the mass forces that swept Jacob Zuma to power in 2009—and put an end to the elite politics of the Thabo Mbeki era—this trenchant and provocative study defines the new configuration of power in South Africa. Illuminating such topics as the new black elite, the role of Julius Malema, the cartoons of Zapiro, and the fortunes of COPE, the discussion stimulates ideas, provokes discussion, creates controversy, and helps to define a new democracy.

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Covering all the catastrophes, conundrums, foibles, and fantasies of a tumultuous 12 months, this anthology brings together South Africa’s most prominent cartoonists—from the old guard of Dov Fedler, Fred Mouton, and Tony Grogan to the groundbreaking new generation led by Brandan Reynolds, Sifiso Yalo, and Jeremy Nell—to create a pungent potpourri of the year’s best political cartoons. Discerning cartoon readers and politically aware individuals will find caricatures created from the top headlines over the past year, including Mbeki’s global meltdown, President Obama’s election, the Gaza bombings, Somali pirates, swine flu, Mugabe’s madness, the Dalai Lama’s no-show, Eskom excuses, and much more.

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After discovering a terrible secret about her father, Gerry Aarons begins a troubled self-destructive path in this novel of spiritual awakening and self-discovery. Locked in a damaging war of wills with her mother, Gerry finds guidance from a visiting monk from Sri Lanka, who helps her view her life in a different light. A tale about the pain of secrets and the way they can result in alienation, this thought-provoking journey weaves through the politics of being human.

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Using rhythmic text to help build children's reading skills, combined with gorgeous illustrations. Something to do tells the charming story of how sharing a book can brighten your day.

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A sassy combination of motherhood wit and wisdom, this collection of humorous tales are from three years of a celebrated back-page column of the popular South African magazine, Living and Loving. In a voice that is both entertaining and endearing, these columns touch on a wide range of parenting issues from naps and parties to potty-training and breast-feeding. Filled with practical, bite-sized advice, this collection is presented chronologically and thematically and puts words to common motherhood emotions, which is crucial for mothers who feel they have lost their voice.

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Gaps and his cousin Sugarbean want to play a game of soccer before sundown! Help them find their missing ball, hidden somewhere in this wonderful African setting.

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Arguing that for many people, the easy predictibility of civilized life is unfulfilling, this chronicle presents the remarkable stories of Africans profiled by the author during more than a decade of adventuring. With a cast of characters that includes the eponymous tree-dwelling woman, the man who circled the globe in an ultralight plane powered by a lawn mower engine, and the person who decided to plant a million trees, this thrilling collection will inspire readers to launch their own adventures.

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As part of its centenary in 2006, the Sunday Times newspaper created a trail of street memorials across South Africa to celebrate newsmakers and important events of the last 100 years. Great lives: Pivotal moments tells the stories behind these memorials. The title presents an exciting sweep of South African history, and honours ordinary and extraordinary people and moments in South Africa's past- from Olive Schreiner's fight for women's rights to Archbishop Desmond Tutu's leadership of the Truth and reconciliation commission. Each intimate portrait reveals the impact that segregation and apartheid had on people's daily lives. The stories demonstrate the great hardships that were imposed. But most importantly, they also demonstrate the individual and collective spirit of courage and resistance that has characterised much of the struggle for democracy in this country. The narratives on these pages are enriched by the hitherto unseen archival treasures and images gathered by the team from the South African History Archive.

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