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Confrontation (Paperback): Kirsty Steinberg Confrontation (Paperback)
Kirsty Steinberg
R220 R172 Discovery Miles 1 720 Save R48 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Confrontation is a memoir based on real events. Set in the early nineties, it follows the journey of a child growing up in South Africa’s season of change.

But all is not as it seems – biologically, domestically, emotionally – three words that immediately takes shape like the head, neck and tail of a monster brooding beneath the bed. Domestic unrest casts a thick veil over a much greater problem.

“One of your greatest challenges in this world, my darling, would be men... It’s a shame because you think you’re the relationship type?” So-called advice from a friend who suggested being gay might be a better option than what she was contemplating. Not that she had a choice. She wasn’t entirely herself yet, and that was the problem.

Kirsty Steinberg is the pen name for the author. Confrontation is her debut work.

Our Italian Legacy Of Love - Contemporary & Classic Dishes From The Cafe Del Sol Family Kitchen (Hardcover): Chiara Viljoen,... Our Italian Legacy Of Love - Contemporary & Classic Dishes From The Cafe Del Sol Family Kitchen (Hardcover)
Chiara Viljoen, Ryan Viljoen, Luciana Treccani 4
R420 R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Save R85 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

What do you get when you add a little Italian, a little South African and a whole lot of love? A legacy of classic yet contemporary dishes from the Café del Sol family kitchen.

Chiara and Ryan Viljoen have transferred the treasured memories of both their nonnas, as well as their mama, Luciana, to the tables of Café del Sol, and now this cookbook. Basking in a combined Italian and South African heritage, this family knows how to put their heart and soul into presenting the most scrumptious food to their guests, and now you, the reader.

From colazione (breakfast) and antipasto (appetisers), through primo (pasta and risotto) and secondo (main courses), to desserts and cocktails... we challenge you to page through this book without your appetite roaring to life!

So step into the kitchen with the Café del Sol famiglia and delight your family and friends by making these dishes in the comfort of your home. Create your own legacy of love with these contemporary Italian recipes. Buon appetito!

Recession, Recovery & Reform - South Africa After Covid 19 (Paperback): Raymond Parsons Recession, Recovery & Reform - South Africa After Covid 19 (Paperback)
Raymond Parsons
R280 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R61 (22%) In Stock

Where is South Africa going now? And where will South Africa be in five years’ time? Much has been written about the country’s past, but is enough thought being given to its future? Is South Africa in danger of again losing its way, given its pressing socio-economic challenges?

Prominent economist Raymond Parsons has drawn together a powerful collection of expert thinkers, economists and analysts who tackle these issues head on as well as offering timely solutions to several of South Africa’s most pressing problems, drawing key lessons from the past in crystallising what South Africa needs to do to create a better future.

After the so-called ‘lost decade’ under the Zuma administration, South Africans had high hopes that President Ramaphosa would deliver on his promise of a ‘new dawn’. Yet despite high expectations that the country would finally turn the corner and settle onto a path of stronger inclusive growth and better governance, socioeconomic conditions have deterioriated. Growth remains negligible, unemployment has worsened and the fiscus is under considerable strain. Will SA be able to break out of its present ‘growth trap’ without falling into a ‘debt trap’?

The country is also facing global headwinds in the form of volatile market conditions, shifting geopolitics, and a fast-changing and disruptive technological landscape which threatens to leave all but the most well-prepared behind. So how must the different strands of policy – ranging from purely economic issues to broader questions around education and the rule of law – now knit together to create a bigger, stronger and better SA economy in future?

If the vision of a well-functioning society is to be realised, policy uncertainty about the road ahead must be generally tackled at the highest level to facilitate job-rich growth. And business and civil society, in its turn, must take a long-term view of South Africa’s future and commit energy and resources to bringing about change which is both productive and transformational.

Recession, Recovery & Reform will offer compelling new insights into how South Africa can unlock its potential in the years ahead. The publication of this title a month ahead of the ANC policy conference in June 2020, at which President Ramaphosa’s political and economic ‘track record’ will be widely assessed, ensures it will be a must-read for all who are concerned about South Africa’s well-being and who are willing to believe that a ‘new dawn’ is indeed possible.

Breaking Hope - A Collection Of Poetry (Paperback): Janneke Steyn Breaking Hope - A Collection Of Poetry (Paperback)
Janneke Steyn
R275 R215 Discovery Miles 2 150 Save R60 (22%) In Stock

These poems written over roughly 11 years describe an intense journey through trauma and abuses. The writer found strength while left to deal with the emotional damage alone after being treated like an outcast, when she finally voiced the truth about her abuser.

These poems capture a journey to hope breaking open. “Do not hide from your breaks or aches or wounds. Do not let them be drowned in silence. Give them voices, so that you can have a voice too.”

Recommended to all seeking meaning in misery, authenticity, courage and soul, in a broken world.

Mans En Hulle Wonde - 'n Eeu Van Woede (Afrikaans, Paperback): Cas van Rensburg Mans En Hulle Wonde - 'n Eeu Van Woede (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Cas van Rensburg
R172 Discovery Miles 1 720 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Cas van Rensburg se oeuvre kom op ’n klimaks tot afsluiting met Mans en hulle wonde. As Jungiaan kyk hy vroeër na drome (Jou drome – die onbewuste het al die antwoorde) en na die vroulike psige (Die prinses in elke vrou). Hier kom hy as bejaarde tot ’n uiteindelike evaluering van sy eie groei tot manwees. Petrovna Metelerkamp het ’n besondere diens verrig deur hierdie finale werk van Cas toeganklik te verwerk en só mooi postuum uit te gee. (Daar’s ’n aangrypende en gepaste skildery deur Van Rensburg op die voorblad.) Die boek is beslis nie net vir bejaardes of vir mans bedoel nie, “maar ook vir vrouens wat hulle mans wil verstaan, vir ma’s en pa’s wat hulle seuns wil verstaan en vir jong mans wat probeer om hulself te verstaan” (agterplat).

Die man is om verskillende redes in die 21ste eeu in die moeilikheid, of dit is as gevolg van “die opkoms van die feminisme en gays wat hulle regte opeis” of omdat “die Kerk sy houvas op die Westerse samelewing begin verloor (het) en daarmee saam die patriargale ingesteldheid wat so lank die botoon gevoer het”. Metelerkamp noem dat Van Rensburg navorsing vir sy boek begin doen het tydens die verhoor van Oscar Pistorius. Pistorius se verhaal van woede en geweld word ’n argetipiese Suid-Afrikaanse (Afrikaner-) storie wat deurlopend weerklank vind in die lig van ander stories, mites en sprokies.

Bybelse gelykenisse en verhale en hulle karakters word ook vanuit die perspektief van die analitiese sielkunde gelees. Dit sorg vir verfrissende interpretasies waarin Van Rensburg byvoorbeeld deur die lens van pa-en-seun-verhoudings na Bybelverhale kyk. Dis opvallend hoe dikwels Bybelkarakters die teenhangers van ander vorm (Kain en Abel, Abraham en Lot, Moses en Aäron, Eli en Samuel, Dawid en Saul, Dawid en Jonathan, Jesus en Johannes, Jesus en Petrus, Paulus en Timoteus). Dit sluit aan by droomontleding wat die besef bring dat verskillende karakters in dieselfde droom verskillende aspekte van dieselfde persoonlikheid kan verteenwoordig. Só is dit ook met sprokies die geval.

Vernaam in Van Rensburg se ontleding is dat die “moederkompleks” in die manwordproses aangespreek word sodat die “stryd met die moeder” op ’n manier besleg word. Wat my interesseer het, is dat die Kerk (generies gesien) dikwels as plaasvervanger vir die moeder dien. Seuns moet analoog aan sprokies op ’n “heldereis” gaan waarvoor hulle manlike mentors nodig het. Maar dan moet jy ook “begin by jou pa” en jou pa “agterlaat” deur hom te leer ken of verstaan.

Woede, eensaamheid en pyn kom volgens Van Rensburg algemeen onder mans voor te midde van hulle hunkering na geborgenheid en sekuriteit. Dis dikwels vir hulle moeilik om los te breek uit die gevangenskap waarin patriargie en gemeenskapsverwagtings hulle dompel. Dis juis die onvermoë van mans om met hulle gevoelens in aanraking te kom en dit te verwoord wat deurbreek moet word. Sprokies leer ons dat die skadukante van die persoonlikheid integrasie nodig het en dat mans die vrou in hulleself moet ontdek en omhels.

Van Rensburg sę dat Mans en hulle wonde nie ’n selfhelpboek met kitsresepte of -oplossings is nie. Hy is selfs nie baie krities oor Angus Buchan se Mighty Men-beweging nie en beskou dit as simptomaties van die krisis waarin mans verkeer en hulle behoefte aan geleenthede om uiting aan hulle emosies te gee. Hy vertrou dat dit wat in die boek ’n indruk maak, “in die onbewuste (sal) bly spook” met antwoorde wat mettertyd oprys.

Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us - 10 Extraordinary Leaders, Activists & Protesters (Paperback): Athambile Masola, Xolisa Guzula Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us - 10 Extraordinary Leaders, Activists & Protesters (Paperback)
Athambile Masola, Xolisa Guzula
R165 R129 Discovery Miles 1 290 Save R36 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us is a groundbreaking series of books which introduces you to the powerful stories of South African women who have all made their mark and cleared a path for women and girls.

In 10 Extraordinary Leaders, Activists & Protesters, you will read about women who fought against colonialism and oppression. Here are the stories of women heroes through history, whose stories are connected because of a shared passion for equality and justice.

  • Emma Sandile
  • Nomguqo Paulina Dlamini
  • Charlotte Makgomo Mannya-Maxeke
  • Mina Tembeka Soga
  • Mabel Cetu
  • Pumla Ngozwana Kisosonkole
  • Lauretta Ngcobo
  • Brigalia Ntombemhlophe Bam
  • Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela-Mandela
  • Masalanabo Modjadji VII (The Rain Queen)
Early Childhood Development Checklist (Paperback, 2nd edition): Carla Grobler Early Childhood Development Checklist (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Carla Grobler 1
R160 R125 Discovery Miles 1 250 Save R35 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Parents of babies and young children are constantly watching and wondering whether their children are reaching their developmental milestones within expected time frames. It is important to keep in mind that each child is unique and that no two children will arrive at these milestones simultaneously. Early childhood development checklist aims to guide parents and teachers in the timeous identification of developmental delays a child may display.

On Becoming A Scholar - What Every Academic Needs To Know (Paperback): Jonathan Jansen, Daniel Visser On Becoming A Scholar - What Every Academic Needs To Know (Paperback)
Jonathan Jansen, Daniel Visser
R250 R195 Discovery Miles 1 950 Save R55 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The origins of On Becoming a Scholar lie in the realisation that there is a need for a vademecum, a handy compendium of ideas, plans and strategies for building a productive and fulfilling academic career to guide the host of prospective academics.

On Becoming a Scholar is geared to help relatively new scholars to construct personal futures and to find their way through the 21st century university. It is intended to be a map, and like any map it does not contain all the contours and details of the landscape, but rather seeks to reveal the important pathways and milestones in the journey to becoming an established academic.

Drawing on highly experienced academics and accomplished professors in their different fields, as well as promising younger academics already on their way, this book cover a concentrated resource of practical wisdom. The topics are broad and, cumulatively, they seek to answer the many questions that experienced mentors encounter every day in their work with new academics.

Gangs, Rituals & Rites Of Passage (Paperback, 2nd ed): Don Pinnock Gangs, Rituals & Rites Of Passage (Paperback, 2nd ed)
Don Pinnock
R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Using gang rituals to tackle gang problems may not be as crazy as it sounds - it could be the only way to head off disaster.

When gangs control the drug trade, corner the pimp market, corrupt the police and even run the city's tough housing manager out of town it's fair to say that Cape Town has a major problem. But in the thousands of words being written about gangs in the near-hysterical daily press an important dynamic is being completely overlooked: as social institutions gangs work extremely well.

They serve a purpose way beyond the strong-arm needs of gang and syndicate bosses. If they didn't the kids on the corners wouldn't join them, let alone fight - sometimes to the death - for the territory they claim.

Divided By The Word - Colonial Encounters And The Remaking Of Zulu And Xhosa Identities (Paperback): Jochen S. Arndt Divided By The Word - Colonial Encounters And The Remaking Of Zulu And Xhosa Identities (Paperback)
Jochen S. Arndt
R350 R273 Discovery Miles 2 730 Save R77 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Divided by the Word refutes the assumption that the entrenched ethnic divide between South Africa’s Zulus and Xhosas, a divide that turned deadly in the late 1980s, is elemental to both societies. Jochen Arndt reveals how the current distinction between the two groups emerged from a long and complex interplay of indigenous and foreign born actors, with often diverging ambitions and relationships to the world they shared and the languages they spoke.

The earliest roots of the divide lie in the eras of exploration and colonization, when European officials and naturalists classified South Africa’s indigenous population on the basis of skin color and language. Later, missionaries collaborated with African intermediaries to translate the Bible into the region’s vernaculars, artificially creating distinctions between Zulu and Xhosa speakers. By the twentieth century, these foreign players, along with African intellectuals, designed language-education programs that embedded the Zulu-Xhosa divide in South African consciousness.

Using archival sources from three continents written in multiple languages, Divided by the Word offers a refreshingly new appreciation for the deep historicity of language and ethnic identity in South Africa, while reconstructing the ways in which colonial forces generate and impose ethnic divides with long-lasting and lethal consequences for indigenous populations.

Weaning Sense - Stress-Free Weaning Based On Scientific Research (Paperback): Kath Megaw, Meg Faure Weaning Sense - Stress-Free Weaning Based On Scientific Research (Paperback)
Kath Megaw, Meg Faure 1
R423 Discovery Miles 4 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

70+ recipes for optimal nutrition Weaning Sense demystifies the weaning world and helps you grow healthy tummies and happy babies (and mums) in no time! Packed full of delicious recipes, this book will help you feel less stressed and more informed when it comes to introducing your baby to solids.

Offering a weaning solution from expert authors based on your baby's sensory personality, this book helps you learn how to tap into your baby's cues on weaning and, using current research, gives you an easy to use, real food solution. As every baby is an individual, this book teaches you how to be mindful of your own baby's needs and advocates a collaborative baby-parent approach to help you know when it's the best time to start weaning and what is the best technique to introduce them to solids. Grounded firmly in science and using simple and inspiring ingredient combinations with minimal equipment and quick preparation times, the authors introduce a revolutionary way to wean babies. Includes over 50 foolproof recipes.

Sermons Of Soul (Paperback): Iman Rappetti Sermons Of Soul (Paperback)
Iman Rappetti
R310 R242 Discovery Miles 2 420 Save R68 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Sermons of Soul brings you the best-loved opening segments from Iman Rappetti’s award-winning radio show, POWER Talk. With each daily sermon, Iman sought to reach out to her listeners and give them something special before the day’s tough subjects unfolded on the programme. She wanted to create a moment for them to feel appreciated, thought of, challenged or cared for.

Some days the sermon was a motivational letter, encouraging listeners to stay strong and confident, to have hope for themselves and the country. On other days it was different – a call to action, a sociopolitical critique, a powerfully moving assessment of how we were doing as a society. These few minutes became one of the most-listened-to segments in radio, so popular that people frequently called in to comment on the impact of the messages or stopped Iman in the street to talk about them. More than once, the sermons have been called life-changing.

Reading Iman’s labour of love will remind you of important issues at the same time as it will encourage and inspire you.

Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us - 10 Inspiring Singers, Writers & Artists (Paperback): Athambile Masola, Xolisa Guzula Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us - 10 Inspiring Singers, Writers & Artists (Paperback)
Athambile Masola, Xolisa Guzula
R165 R129 Discovery Miles 1 290 Save R36 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us is a groundbreaking series of books which introduces you to the powerful stories of South African women who have all made their mark and cleared a path for women and girls. These books recognise, acknowledge and honour our heroines and elders from the past and the present.

In 10 Inspiring Singers, Writers & Artists, you will read about the poets, singers, painters and writers who used their creative talents to express themselves. These are women who shape our worlds with art, culture and literature.

  • Nontsizi Mgqwetho
  • UMntwana uMagogo Constance Zulu
  • Gladys Mgundlandlu
  • Noni Jabavu
  • Miriam Masoli Tlali
  • Dorothy Masuku
  • Esther Nikwambi Nostokana Mahlangu
  • Madosini Latozi Mpahleni
  • Busi Mhlongo
  • Brenda Nokuzola Fassie
Photocraft - Great Ideas For Displaying Photos Creatively (Paperback): Carla Visser Photocraft - Great Ideas For Displaying Photos Creatively (Paperback)
Carla Visser
R95 R75 Discovery Miles 750 Save R20 (21%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Photographs have always evoked strong emotions - special memories caught on camera have their own special magic. But photos must be displayed for us to share their magic with others. Now there are many more display possibilities than placing them in an album or simply framing them.

This book shares more than 75 ideas for turning your photos into attractive and interesting displays. It is the result of much experimenting and trial and error. While some projects are both functional and decorative, others are delightfully quirky. They all have one thing in common: the creative use of photographs, and whatever you have at hand for embellishment. Bases used include canvas, glass, porcelain and ceramics, wood (MDF and soft wood), fabric, candles and skirting boards. In fact, there is hardly a surface that cannot be covered with a photograph in some way or another.

Various techniques are used, including several transfer methods, decoupage, photomontage and covering with resin. Use these ideas to turn your photos into valued gifts by personalising general-use items or simply create eye-catching decor for your home. Once you start, you may not want to stop! Illustrated with step by step photographs as well as magnificent photos of each finished project, the book will both teach and inspire.

So give your creativity free rein and fill your life with your special moments.

Saartjie's Survivors (Paperback): Sphelele Nkabinde Saartjie's Survivors (Paperback)
Sphelele Nkabinde
R143 Discovery Miles 1 430 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

The contents of the book were written in the author’s late teen years until the age of 21. It contains the stories of different men, women and children from different specs of life.

The book has encounters that tackle the themes of culture, relationships, religion, racism, career and death. Some of the text is written in isiZulu. There is a notable reference to the Bible in the book. These stories are the events of women and men sold out by Africa for some promised gain that could or could not materialize in exchange for our livelihood, just like Miss Baartman.

The selected title was awarded based on the contents of the book and the known history of the late Miss Sara ‘Saartjie’ Baartman. Little is known about her factually, even her official death date has been contested by various parties. This book is about her and for her from her survivors, us the people. The cover photo reflects how those who we are not seen and hidden but not protected by the responders of 10111. The crown and red cross on the shoulder all contribute to the text within the book.

Although in the form of poetry and essays, some of the content may be a tad too graphic for readers younger than 14 but older teenagers are encouraged to read the book.

Gone To The Edges (English, Afrikaans, Paperback): Leon De Kock Gone To The Edges (English, Afrikaans, Paperback)
Leon De Kock
R20 Discovery Miles 200 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

A distinctive volume of poetry by a talented poet and highly acclaimed translator.

Although the themes and ideas explored are mostly personal, De Kock's voice ensures a universal resonance in his poetry.

A Lighter Way Of Being - Discovering The Heart Of Mindfulness Amidst The Turbulence Of Life (Hardcover): Di Smith A Lighter Way Of Being - Discovering The Heart Of Mindfulness Amidst The Turbulence Of Life (Hardcover)
Di Smith; Illustrated by Ker Stanley
R395 R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Save R86 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

A collaboration between best-selling author Di Smith and fine art photographer Ker Stanley, A Lighter Way of Being is a contemplative and poetic journey to the heart of mindfulness with South Africa as a backdrop

Where do we turn to find respite from the hyped up frenzy of life in South Africa? How do we let go of holding our breath?

Through a tapestry of prose, heartwarming memoirs and conceptual art, Di shares her personal stories of living through the trials and tribulations of a country she deeply loves, mindfully pointing out a clear path to guide us through the messy reality that is everyday human life.

Sedert Die Dood Ons Skei (Afrikaans, Paperback): Beryl Botman Sedert Die Dood Ons Skei (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Beryl Botman
R240 R188 Discovery Miles 1 880 Save R52 (22%) In Stock

Hierdie verhalende nie-fiktiewe werk vertel die storie van Beryl Botman wat aan Russel Botman onthul hoe sy sy skielike afsterwe ervaar en hanteer. “Hoe moet sy leer leef en hul liefde vir mekaar herken in hierdie nuwe dimensies van bestaan?” is die sentrale vraagstuk van die eenrigtinggesprek.

Die gebeure speel af vanaf die oomblikke voordat sy besef dat Russel gesterf het tot die op die dag van die eerste herdenking van sy afsterwe – die verloop van een jaar. Dis vir haar die jaar waarin sy haar op haar diepste sterkpunte beroep; haar troebelste swakhede in die gesig staar en op haar hele wording staatmaak om selfs een tree te gee.

Die vertelling vind in drie dele plaas en begin met ‘n dag-vir-dag weergawe van die eerste twee weke van ervaringe en gewaarwordinge. Die daaropvolgende twee dele is weeklikse en daarna maandlikse onthullings. Haar spirituele en reële blootlegging volg ‘n reis vanaf Stellenbosch tot Wynberg en sommige ander plekke in die węreld.

Beryl hanteer lewensveranderende besluite en optredes in haar węreld met die gemak en liefdevolle ondersteuning van familie en vriende, en terselfdertyd die vyandigheid van ander familie en die afsydigheid en verwerping van vriende en kennisse.

Beauty - A Black Perspective (Paperback): Nakedi Ribane Beauty - A Black Perspective (Paperback)
Nakedi Ribane
R195 R153 Discovery Miles 1 530 Save R42 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The beauty and fashion world attracts enormous interest. Everybody knows who Naomi Campbell is, but few know who South Africa's local Naomi Campbells were (and are)!

This title is an extraordinary mix of glamour, nostalgia and social analysis. It takes the reader on a journey through our South African history and politics from the unusual perspective of the beauty industry. Backed by a photo gallery of classic icons from the 50s, 60s and 70s to the present, it celebrates the inspirational role of beautiful and courageous Black women, especially models and beauty queens. It also looks at the business of beauty and recounts the struggles and successes of Black practitioners trying to make it in this competitive sector.

The author is someone who herself was a leading model of the 1980s. Nakedi Ribane co-owned one of the very few Black modeling agencies of note in South Africa. She is ideally placed to offer a fascinating 'behind-the-scenes' look at one of the most under-rated yet influential industries of our time.

Diaspora and Identity in South African Fiction (Paperback): J.U. Jacobs Diaspora and Identity in South African Fiction (Paperback)
J.U. Jacobs
R235 R184 Discovery Miles 1 840 Save R51 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

South African identities, as they are represented in the contemporary South African novel, are not homogeneous but fractured and often conflicted: African, Afrikaner, `coloured’, English, and Indian – none can be regarded as rooted or pure, whatever essentialist claims members of these various ethnic and cultural communities might want to make for them. All of them, this book argues, are deeply divided and have arisen, directly or indirectly, out of the experience of diasporic displacement, migration and relocation, from the colonial, African and Indian diasporas to present-day migrations into and out of South Africa and diasporic dislocations within Africa. This study of twenty works by twelve contemporary South African novelists – Breyten Breytenbach, J.M. Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer, Aziz Hassim, Michiel Heyns, Elsa Joubert, Zakes Mda, Njabulo S. Ndebele, Karel Schoeman, Patricia Schonstein Pinnock, Ivan Vladislaviç and Zoë Wicomb – shows how diaspora is a dominant theme in contemporary South African fiction, and the diasporic subject its most recognisable figure.

A Crowded Lonely Walk - Poems (Paperback): Sipho Banda A Crowded Lonely Walk - Poems (Paperback)
Sipho Banda
R182 Discovery Miles 1 820 Ships in 4 - 8 working days
Trends And Tropes - Some Aspects Of African Indigenous Literatures Of South Africa (Paperback): E.D.M. Sibiya, Zilibele Mtumane Trends And Tropes - Some Aspects Of African Indigenous Literatures Of South Africa (Paperback)
E.D.M. Sibiya, Zilibele Mtumane
R235 R184 Discovery Miles 1 840 Save R51 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

This collection explores topical and current issues in indigenous African language literatures of South Africa. These include, among others, narratological elements of literature, language usage, poetry analysis, and song lyrics.

Each scholar or pair of scholars present findings that are particular to their own research. This makes the collection a valuable source of knowledge penned in a diversity of writing styles across different literary genres.

An innovative aspect of the work is that it combines both English and isiZulu material. Seventy per cent of the chapters are written in English and thirty per cent in isiZulu, a gesture towards encouraging research presentations in indigenous languages. Also of interest is that the chapter content covers traditional or largely obsolete forms such as folklore and essays.

The scarcity of published books that discuss aspects and issues found in indigenous African language literatures is what prompted the publication of this collection.

South Africa's Survival Guide To Climate Change (Paperback): Sipho Kings, Sarah Wild South Africa's Survival Guide To Climate Change (Paperback)
Sipho Kings, Sarah Wild
R330 R258 Discovery Miles 2 580 Save R72 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Survival: The state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances.

Climate change: A change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular, a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.

This is a survival guide. It rests on the idea that we could possibly survive a changing climate. Temperatures are already climbing, sea levels are rising and parts of South Africa are on their way to being uninhabitable. Life is already incredibly hard for many people and nobody will be exempt from climate change. Circumstances are going to get a lot more difficult very soon, and we need a plan. This is a practical handbook that explores what climate change is likely to mean for us as South Africans, how we can prepare for it, and how we can – in our everyday lives – help to mitigate the impacts it will have.

Die Potlooddief Se Bruid - En Ander Stories (Afrikaans, Paperback): Keina Swart Die Potlooddief Se Bruid - En Ander Stories (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Keina Swart
R64 Discovery Miles 640 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Die Potlooddief Se Bruid En Ander Stories, a collection of columns by Keina Swart, is the result of different journeys, of her heart, mind and imagination, and adventurous explorations of places far and near.

She writes about the people closest to her – the men, women and children of her heart – and explores the soul of South Africa and its unique stories.

Radio Soundings - South Africa And The Black Modern (Paperback): Liz Gunner Radio Soundings - South Africa And The Black Modern (Paperback)
Liz Gunner
R350 R273 Discovery Miles 2 730 Save R77 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The radio in Africa has shaped culture by allowing listeners to negotiate modern identities and sometimes fast-changing lifestyles. Through the medium of voice and mediated sound, listeners on the station – known as Radio Bantu, then Radio Zulu, and finally Ukhozi FM – shaped new understandings of the self, family and social roles.

Through particular genres such as radio drama, fuelled by the skills of radio actors and listeners, an array of debates, choices and mistakes were unpacked daily for decades. This was the unseen literature of the auditory, the drama of the airwaves, which at its height shaped the lives of millions of listeners in urban and rural places in South Africa. Radio became a conduit for many talents squeezed aside by apartheid repression. Besides Winnie Mahlangu and K.E. Masinga and a host of other talents opened by radio, the exiles Lewis Nkosi and Bloke Modisane made a niche and a network of identities and conversations which stretched from the heart of Harlem to the American South. Nkosi and Modisane were working respectively in BBC Radio drama and a short-lived radio transcription centre based in London which drew together the threads of activism and creativity from both Black America and the African continent at a critical moment of the late empire.

Radio Soundings is a fascinating study that shows how, throughout its history, Zulu radio has made a major impact on community, everyday life and South African popular culture, voicing a range of subjectivities which gave its listeners a place in the modern world.

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