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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Unapologetically
optimistic and bracingly realistic, this is the most inspiring book
on ‘ethical living’ I’ve ever read.' Oliver
Burkeman, Guardian ‘A monumental event.' Rutger Bregman,
author of Humankind ‘A book of great daring, clarity,
insight and imagination. To be simultaneously so realistic and so
optimistic, and always so damn readable… well that is a miracle
for which he should be greatly applauded.’ Stephen Fry In
What We Owe The Future, philosopher William MacAskill persuasively
argues for longtermism, the idea that positively influencing the
distant future is a moral priority of our time. It isn’t enough
to mitigate climate change or avert the next pandemic. We must
ensure that civilization would rebound if it collapsed; cultivate
value pluralism; and prepare for a planet where the most
sophisticated beings are digital and not human. The challenges we
face are enormous. But so is the influence we have.
In A Short History of South Africa, Gail Nattrass, historian and educator, presents the reader with a brief, general account of South Africa’s history, from the very beginning to the present day, from the first evidence of hominid existence, early settlement pre-and post-European arrival and the warfare through the 18th and 19th centuries that lead to the eventual establishment of modern South Africa.
This readable and thorough account, illustrated with maps and photographs, is a culmination of a lifetime of researching and teaching the broad spectrum of South African history, collecting stories, taking students on tours around the country, and working with distinguished historians.
Nattrass’s passion for her subject shines through, whether she is elucidating the reader on early humans in the cradle of humankind, or the tumultuous twentieth-century processes that shaped the democracy that is South Africa today. A must for all those interested in South Africa, within the country and abroad.
Daniel Dumile Qeqe (1929–2005), ‘Baas Dan’, ‘DDQ’. He was the Port Elizabeth leader whose struggles and triumphs crisscrossed the entire gamut of political, civic, entrepreneurial, sports and recreational liberation activism in the Eastern Cape. Siwisa tells the story of Qeqe’s life and times and at the same time has written a social and political biography of Port Elizabeth – a people’s history of Port Elizabeth. As much as Qeqe was a local legend, his achievements had national repercussions and, indeed, continue to this day.
Central to the transformation of sports towards non-racialism, Qeqe paved the way for the mainstreaming and liberation of black rugby and cricket players in South Africa. He co-engineered the birth of the KwaZakhele Rugby Union (Kwaru), a pioneering non-racial rugby union that was more of a political and social movement. Kwaru was a vehicle for political dialogues and banned meetings, providing resources for political campaigns and orchestrations for moving activists into exile.
This story is an attempt at understanding a man of contradictions. In one breath, he was generous and kind to a fault. And yet he was the indlovu, an imposing authoritarian elephant, decisively brutal and aggressive. Then there was Qeqe, the man whose actions were not in keeping with the struggle. This story narrates his role in ‘collaborationist’ civic institutions and in courting reactionary homeland structures, yet through all that he was the signal actor in the emancipation of rugby in South Africa.
Die John C. Maxwell Dagbeplanner spog met unieke, nuwe ontwerpe in ’n
A5 kunsleer-formaat en bevat wysheid in insig van John Maxwell,
befaamde leierskapdeskundige. Besigheidsmense kan nou ’n beplanner kies
wat aan hulle behoeftes n smaak voldoen.
Kenmerke sluit in:
- Inspirerende daaglikse en maandelikse aanhalings
- Openbare vakansiedae en skoolkwartale vir Suid-Afrika,
Namibi, Botswana en Zimbabwe
- Jaarbeplanners en kalenders vir 2022 en 2023
- Jaarlikse en maandelikse kalenders
- ’n Bladsy-per-dag met plek vir prioriteite, afsprake, notas
en finansile aanwysers
- Logboek om brandstof en afstand op te teken
- Notabladsye
- 210 x 142 mm, kunsleer met ritssluiter, lintmerker
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In the pursuit
of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no
words matter more than, ‘I was there.’ Read Luck of the
Draw and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: how did
those boys do such things?” Tom Hanks The epic true story of an
American hero who flew during WWII, soon to be featured in the
upcoming Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks TV Series, Masters of
the Air. Beginning on August 17, 1942, American heavy bomber crews
of the Eighth Air Force took off for combat in the hostile skies
over occupied Europe. The final price was staggering. 4,300 B-17s
and B-24s failed to return; nearly 28,000 men were taken prisoner
or interned in a neutral country, and a further 26,000 made the
ultimate sacrifice. Luck of the Draw is more than a war
story. It’s the incredible, inspiring story of Frank Murphy, one
of the few survivors from the 100th Bombardment Group, who cheated
death for months in a German POW camp after being shot out of his
B-17 Flying Fortress. Now with a new foreword written by his
granddaughter Chloe Melas, of CNN, and daughter Elizabeth Murphy.
Die laaste vier jaar van dr. H.F. Verwoerd se bewind is gekenmerk
deur belangrike gebeurtenisse in suidelike Afrika, soos die
toekenning van selfregering aan die Transkei, die verslag van die
Odendaalkommissie oor S.W.A., die uitspraak in die Rivonia-saak,
die aanvang van die Oranjerivierskema, die uitspraak van die
Internasionale Geregshof in Den Haag oor die S.W.A.-mandaat, die
eensydige onafhanklikheidsverklaring van Rhodese en die wapenverbod
teen S.A. deur die V.N. Hierdie boek bevat n seleksie uit dr.
Verwoerd se toesprake wat nie voorheen gepubliseer is nie.
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