Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi (1875–1945) was the most prominent South African imbongi of his day, a Xhosa oral poet who declaimed his impromptu poetry on occasions of significance to his people. The author of numerous works of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, biography, autobiography and translation, Mqhayi’s contributions to Xhosa-language newspapers remains unparalleled in scope and volume. This book reclaims and assembles a chronological sequence of Mqhayi’s occasional poems, for the most part now unknown – 60 poems celebrating significant events in the calendar, on occasions of national or international importance. They constitute Iziganeko zesizwe, a chronicle of the nation, between 1900 and 1943: poetic responses to events from the perspective of the greatest figure in Xhosa literature. Wars feature prominently in these occasional poems – the Boer War, the First World War, the invasion of Abyssinia, the Second World War – as do political deputations to England, visits from British princes and the death of British kings, the appearance of Halley’s Comet and meetings with Ministers of State. Running through the collection is Mqhayi’s proud and fierce determination to maintain an identity rooted in custom and history in the face of territorial dispossession, the loss of title deeds and the vote, and the steady erosion of human rights. Throughout these years, Mqhayi remained constant in offering praise and encouragement to his people, in celebrating their achievements, and in expressing Christian consolation and an unflinching faith in the future liberation of South Africa’s black population from foreign control.

In this book you will find over 75 step-by-step projects and more than 25 illustrated quick ideas to transform old, discarded items into desirable pieces of jewellery, decor, stationery, furniture and more. Learn how to use simple craft techniques, general craft supplies and just a bit of creativity to create one-of-a-kind items to wear, display or use. Apart from the step-by-step projects, the author shares other valuable advice such as how to give items that vintage look, where to find vintage images and ideas for second-hand items to use in your projects. Carla's secret is to see the possibility in everything. Mom's old tins, Grandma's broken brooches and Dad's collection of keys are magically transformed into usable, practical and beautiful things to cherish. The book is beautifully illustrated with inspiring photographs and the contents include: Tips, tools and tricks; Jewellery; Jars, bottles and vases; Decor; Fabric; Wall art; Lights and lanterns; Paper and packaging; For the garden; Upcycled furniture; Old school cool for kids. In a world where waste needs to be desperately reduced, join the ever-increasing group of crafters who choose to make something new from something old.

Land Law and Governance: African Perspectives on Land Tenure and Title explores different ways of conceptualising secure land holding in Africa. The book brings together voices from different contexts, offering contrasting perspectives and methodological approaches. Land Law and Governance: African Perspectives on Land Tenure and Title also juxtaposes a range of political and academic viewpoints through theoretical discussions and case studies. The book thus opens up the discourse on forms of security of tenure in Africa, in a global context.

The new, updated edition of the 2017 bestseller!

Coming to grips with money, making wise decisions and setting ourselves on a path to wealth can be daunting. Some women excel at this; others battle from payday to payday. What do ‘smart women’ know that the rest of us can learn? In this updated edition, Smartwoman reveals who is competing for your money (black tax and other family pressures), how to create a designer life (as opposed to filling up space with designer stuff), and how to start a side hustle. It also covers major life events, such as marriage, divorce and death, and how you can make smart financial decisions at these times.

Knowing how and where to invest is crucial to building wealth, and this book covers the full spectrum of investment options, including equities, property, offshore investment and alternative investments, such as art.

New chapters include how Covid-19 impacts our cash flow and investments; side hustles; investing offshore; and cryptocurrencies and how they fit into an investment portfolio.

Whatever your life stage or circumstances, being in financial control, owning your destiny and building long-term wealth is within every woman’s reach.

In Mokgadi Itsweng’s debut cookbook, she shares recipes that will delight the whole family.

Veggielicious encompasses all aspects of a plant-forward lifestyle, and is divided into Summer, Spring, Autumn and Winter, with beautiful recipes to complement each season.

Mokgadi begins our flavour journey with a selection of condiments and spice mixes, our secret weapons to guaranteeing full flavour in every veggie dish. With healthy, sustaining breakfasts, small dishes for grazing or starters, glorious showstopping main meals, creative sides and, of course, happy endings showcasing a selection of delectable desserts, the book is filled with innovative, delectable recipes that will make the kitchen your happy place!

A simple guide to all the tools, methods and exercises to manage your stress.

What if you could feel in control of your stress levels? How would it be to access qualities like self-worth, grounded confidence, inspiration and inner peace when faced with stress?

Stress, anxiety and depression have become a sign of our times. We have lived through a global pandemic with fears that more may follow. We continue to face global crises like climate change and war or threats of war in parts of the world that affect us all through our shared humanity and the global economy. Then there is the continuation of a modern, fast-paced, highly competitive lifestyle to contend with, that can affect young and old alike.

How have your stress levels been lately? Maybe stress has left you feeling depleted and tired. Or maybe it has wired you up to feel moody and irritable.

International bestselling and award-winning author, Noa Belling has put together a tried and tested, scientifically backed and power packed toolkit to help you. It targets different ways that stress can show up in our lives, that might leave some of us depleted and depressed and others wired and anxious.

After highly successful outings with her first two books, Sharon Lurie, aka the Kosher Butcher’s Wife, decided that it was time to make it official and combine the influences of her culinary inheritance, i.e. cooking kosher as a proud South African.

In her latest book, she takes the home cook on an adventure encompassing many of the country’s diverse and iconic dishes, including traditional South African food with a traditional Jewish twist. This book not only includes meat and nondairy recipes but mouthwatering dairy dishes to dive into.

And in her inimitable style, Sharon will keep you laughing along the way.

Jan Braai’s friends have been badgering him to write a vegetarian braai book for years, and he has finally done it!

Once he sat down to tackle the task, he realised that his books have loads of great vegetarian recipes, but it isn’t fair to make the vegetarians buy all the books to find them. So Jan collected all his best vegetarian recipes together, and then added a whole lot more. If you’re looking for a meat-free Monday option, have to cater for your son’s new vegetarian girlfriend or the grandchildren, or have even decided to take the vegetarian plunge yourself, there’s no reason to neglect your braai – Jan has you covered.

Find delicious burgers, braaibroodjies, potjies, curries, breads and side dishes to keep you in vegetarian options for months. Even the meat eaters might be surprised to find how delicious a mushroom burger is!

Performance coach Tom Dawson-Squibb tells the entertaining and inspiring story of his five years as the head coach of the University of Cape Town’s Ikey Tigers rugby team.

At the heart of Humanball lies the story of a team that is more than just the sum of its parts. It's a story about getting the best out of those around you. It's a story about defying expectations—those imposed by others and the ones we set for ourselves.

Performance coach Tom Dawson-Squibb tells the entertaining and inspiring story of his five years as the head coach of the University of Cape Town Ikey Tigers rugby team. Tom reveals how the most potent teams connect and inspire individuals to give effort far beyond what's expected. He shows us how to find joy, meaning, and connection in our work.

Humanball will move and inspire you to write your own story and transform your sports team, workplace, or home into a cohesive, motivated, and purposeful environment.

'n Suksesvolle lewe gaan gewoonlik oor dinge bymekaarmaak: groter rykdom, meer status. Maar volgens Jesus moet jy iets laat gaan as jy geestelik wil groei. Jy moet ligter reis, nie swaarder nie. Die dissipels moes hulle nette los, die ryk jongman sy rykdom. Tot die kerk het haar grootste impak in die geskiedenis gemaak toe sy die minste besit het. Die boek motiveer ons om af te pak en vyf ou gewoontes by die vroeë kerk aan te leer, gewoontes wat ons kan help om ligter te reis.

Jaco Strydom is die leier van Echo Jeugontwikkeling en deeltyds gekoppel aan Villieria Gemeente. Sy skryfwerk verskyn die afgelope tien jaar in onder andere Beeld, Rapport, Finesse, Kerkbode, Maroela Media en Weg. Hy is ook 'n gereelde blogger. Hy woon tans in die Echo-gemeenskap in Villeria. Jaco het studeer by NWU en UP.

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. South African women are silent no more on the roles that we have played in advancing our lives as artists, storytellers, writers, politicians and educationists. The title 'Imbokodo' was been chosen as it is a Zulu word that means "rock" and is often used in the saying 'Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokodo!', which means "You Strike a Women, You Strike a Rock!" These books were made possible with the support of Biblionef and funding from the National Arts Council. In 10 Curious Inventors, Healers & Creators you will read about the women who shape our world through education, science and maths. You will read about women who became teachers, nurses, social workers, scientists and community workers, overcame obstacles and through their work fought for social change.

Hoe weet ’n klein seuntjie van skaars drie jaar oud dat hy in die verkeerde liggaam gebore is?

Wat ervaar daardie seuntjie in die eerste twee dekades van sy lewe dat hy so oortuig raak van wie en wat hy moet wees, dat hy die lang pad van geslagshertoewysing aanpak sodat hy sy droombestaan kan voer in die liggaam waarvoor hy gebore is?

Min het Pierre van der Merwe daardie tyd geweet wat Elise van der Merwe alles in haar nuwe bestaan sal ontdek en ervaar.

’n Hartstogtelik eerlike en roerende verhaal wat ook baie sal beteken vir mense wat met hierdie dilemma gebore is.

Dominique is a self-righteous, headstrong lawyer, driven by the unconscious yearning for the approval of her successful mother, a judge, and an intellectually-demanding husband who, while raising four children, comes to the realization that she is, primarily, a mother. Her turmoil is evident from the time her first child is three months old when, thwarted by the demands of an unco-operative baby, she slumps down in the baby-rocker and begins to write. After all, she wasn’t really interested in children before she had one of her own. “I’m not even sure they interested me after I’d had my own,” she confesses.

From Courtroom To Cupcakes is the lighthearted story of her personal crisis: the story of an ordinary mother who finds sanity in writing and recording the endearing conversations of her children as she fetches and carries them to and from school - often while waiting at red robots. Her conflicts follow her while she and her husband temporarily escape the corporate world, seeking a life of undiscovered adventure by travelling overseas with their two young children. But her attempts at finding a ‘balanced life’ are complicated with the advent of baby number three and two years later, baby number four. Mindful of her own mother’s strength and success and the expectations of a patient husband who feels as though he has been misrepresented - believing her to be uncompromisingly career-orientated - it is through her obsessive documentation of it all that she finally comes to terms with the fact that she is, simply, a mother.

Her journey is related in a part-diary, part-narrative style, during which she meticulously scribbles down her reflections and thoughts of events that unfold. The culmination of these observations - honest and mostly humorous though often poignant and challenging of modern-day notions - is ultimately in completing her story which is what she finds most rewarding in her quest for inner peace.

ANC land reform started on a good footing with the RDP, but has since moved to a policy of supporting entrepreneurial emerging middle-class black farmers rather than the immiserated rural subsistence farmers. This has shifted government funding and support towards the urban areas leaving rural areas destitute.

In State Power in Land Reform, the author relies on a robust theoretical frame, extensive policy analysis and empirical data to advocate for a new engagement with local communities through rejuvenated municipalities, that is, through strong local institutions.

State Power in Land Reform provides a valuable analytical account for both the historian and the archive.

Discover the power of hope, reconciliation, and strength.

Messages Of Hope For South Africa is a remarkable book that brings together the voices of 30 South Africans who share their heartfelt perspectives on hope and resilience in the face of adversity.

Dive into this collection of meaningful stories and gain a deeper understanding of the journeys and wisdom of those who have faced life’s challenges with courage and optimism.

Kan eet teruggeëis word as heilige daad, deels met die wete dat jy nooit geïsoleerd is nie, selfs al voel dit so?

Hedendaagse verbruikerskultuur vergeet die onsigbare, minag die ontasbare en maak ’n bespotting van die geringe. Is daar ’n lewegewende alternatief vir hierdie kultuur? Ons kan dit verander deur Christelike spiritualiteit en die keuse om aandagtig en bewustelik te lewe. Jy kan dit doen by ’n tafel – jy kan ’n sinnelose, bedwelmde bestaan ontkom en jy kan sien en hoor wat jy nooit sal sien en hoor as jy slegs ’n gewone verbruiker bly nie. Begin deur bewustelik te eet. Kyk na jou bord, asem die reuke in, kyk saam met wie eet jy, besef dat iets moes sterf vir daardie kos om op jou bord te beland, hetsy ’n hoender of ’n wortel. Die tafel is die verbindingsplek, met jouself, die natuur, met ander mense en met God. Kry balans in alles – moenie te veel eet nie, moenie te min eet nie, eet van alles, eet volhoubaar.

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 sê 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.

"Mid-life crises don’t have to be boring and staid. Buy a mountain bike and the best adventure of your life is just over the next hill" - Quote unquote from the guy at the bike shop. What he didn’t tell you is that when you’re on a bicycle most hills turn into mountains. And he also didn’t tell you beware of riding next to guy with a long bucket list. Because he will casually ask if you want ride with him from Harare to Cape Town.

After completing the trip (unexpected experiences – both good and bad- forever skeyched in your memory), you get home exhausted but exhilarated, patting yourself on the back for having raised more than a million Rand for charity, and your friends call you lazy for choosing a downhill destination. So straight away, you look for another mountain to aim at, a pointy one this time called Kilimanjaro.

Cape Town to Kilimanjaro is about having fun, doing good, and above all doing epic. It will make you laugh and cry if you are on the receiving end of the intravenous antibiotics. Hopefully it will also inspire. All you need is a bike and a destination.

Fully revised, the new edition of Steve Woodhall’s lavishly illustrated Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa features all of South Africa’s 671 butterfly species. This popular field guide now includes 8 new species, two new African Plain Tiger subspecies and incorporates the most recent taxonomic changes based on DNA studies.

As with the first edition, the photography is exceptional and 70% of the images in the book are new. An invaluable aid to identification, they show male and female forms (where they differ) and upper- and undersides (where possible). The species accounts have been comprehensively updated and expanded, covering identification, habits, flight periods, broods, typical habitat, distribution and larval food sources. A helpful introductory section with over 100 images, including 55 early stages images compared to 32 in the first edition discusses butterfly biology, taxonomy, classification, anatomy and behaviour.

Other features include:

• Colour-coded sections at subfamily level for ease of use
• A quick reference to butterfly groups on the inside front
• Updated distribution maps for all species entries

Anyone with an interest in the natural world, from lepidopterists and entomologists (both amateur and professional) to students, gardeners and tourists, will appreciate this beautiful and invaluable guide.

From over-the-counter cough syrups and prescribed painkillers to street economies of heroin and fentanyl, opioid substances and uses have ignited global debates about national drug policy reform. This book is the first to focus on these issues in South Africa, through a range of disciplinary perspectives.

In twelve chapters, scholars from community medicine, pharmacology, social science and the humanities, along with civic actors and researchers, present their evidence-based arguments and insights, and explore possibilities for harm reduction approaches in South Africa. Chapters cover three core areas: dilemmas of drug policy; contradictions of care and treatment; and the issue of stigma.

Opioids in South Africa invites wider conversation, asking us to imagine policy responses that can better protect the constitutional dignity, health and access to healthcare of people using drugs as well as of their families and communities.

From early department stores in Cape Town to gendered histories of sartorial success in urban Togo, contestations over expense accounts at an apartheid state enterprise, elite wealth and political corruption in Angola and Zambia, the role of popular religion in the political intransigence of Jacob Zuma, funerals of big men in Cameroon, youth cultures of consumption in Niger and South Africa, queer consumption in Cape Town, middle-class food consumption in Durban and the consumption of luxury handcrafted beads, this collection of essays explores the ways in which conspicuous consumption is foregrounded in various African contexts and historical moments.

In 1899, Thorstein Veblen coined the phrase `conspicuous consumption' to describe status-seeking in the obscenely unequal world of late-nineteenth century America. Many of the aspects he described in The Theory of the Leisure Class are still evident in our world today. While Veblen's crude denunciation of material extravagance finds echoes in media exposes about the lifestyles of the rich worldwide, it is particularly recognisable in reporting on Africa. Here, images of conspicuous consumption have long circulated in local and global media as indictments of political corruption and signs of moral depravity.

The essays in Conspicuous Consumption in Africa put Veblen's concept under robust critical scrutiny, drawing on theorists like Mbembe, Guyer and Bayart by way of critique or addition. They delve into the pleasures, stresses and challenges of consuming in its religious, generational, gendered and racialised aspects, revealing conspicuous consumption as a layered set of practices, textures and relations. The authors resist the trap of easy moralisation, pointing to more complex ethical and political registers of analysis and judgement. This volume shows how central and revealing conspicuous consumption can be to fathoming the history of Africa's projects of modernity, and their global lineages and legacies.

In its grounded, up-close case studies, it is likely to feed into current public debates on the nature and future of African societies - South African society in particular.

Die Pharos Afrikaansgids bied eenvoudige riglyne vir spelling en skryfwyses volgens die 2017-uitgawe van die Afrikaanse woordelys en spelreëls en is KABV- geskik. Dit dek die belangrike taalsake wat oor leerders se pad kom en is 'n praktiese, alledaagse gids vir voorgraadse studente en ander taalgebruikers.

- Deel A bevat naslaanlyste van woorde wat dikwels spellingprobleme oplewer, meervoude en verkleining, intensiewe vorme, vergelykings en idiome.

- Deel B is ’n naslaangedeelte wat belangrike en algemene taalreëls aan die hand van eenvoudige definisies en enkele voorbeelde verduidelik.

- Deel C bevat nuttige inligting oor byvoorbeeld sinsoorte, woordorde in sinne en die konstruksie van paragrawe. Daar is ook ’n kort oorsig oor tekstipes.

’n Reenboog deur my trane is ’n bron van ryke troos en bemoediging vir enigeen wat treur oor die verlies van ’n geliefde en wat genesing soek vir hulle verskeurde harte. Dit bied 31 dagstukkies, gebede en inspirerende aanhalings wat God se vertroosting in onstuimige tyde met die leser deel, asook ’n lys van beloftes uit die Bybel vir spesifieke behoeftes in tye van nood.

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. South African women are silent no more on the roles that we have played in advancing our lives as artists, storytellers, writers, politicians and educationists. The title 'Imbokodo' was been chosen as it is a Zulu word that means "rock" and is often used in the saying 'Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokodo!', which means "You Strike a Women, You Strike a Rock!" These books were made possible with the support of Biblionef and funding from the National Arts Council. 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.

The Jacana Literary Foundation and the Other Foundation are thrilled to announce the publication of the third volume of The Gerald Kraak Anthology, The Heart of the Matter.

With the prize ceremony linked to Africa Day, the publication of the anthology is tied to the Pride Month of June and the celebrations of the LGBTQI+ community which occur across the globe.

The Heart of the Matter is a collection of the 21 shortlisted entries, chosen by this year's judges; Sisonke Msimang, Sylvia Tamale, Mark Gevisser and Otosirieze Obi-Young, from over 400 submissions received from South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and six other African countries. It showcases some of the most provocative works of fiction, poetry and non-fiction. The winning essay "Mothers and Men" by OluTimehin Adegbeye truly captures the essence of the African LGBTQI+ community. The anthology showcases some of Africa's most talented writers.The unique prize calls for multi-layered, stirring African voices that represent a new wave of fresh storytelling, one that provokes thought on the topics of gender, social justice and sexuality. The anthology encapsulates the current struggle of the African LGBTQI+ community; same-sex relationships are still illegal in many countries, most of them in Africa. This anthology also coincides with some of the victories of the community; Botswana's High Court recently overturned a colonial-era law criminalising consensual same-sex relations.

The second of the Gerald Kraak Anthologies, As You Like It, received the LAMBDA Literary Award for LGBTQ Anthology Fiction 2019 at a ceremony in New York. A testament to the brave storytellers of Africa, and the impact they have.

The Gerald Kraak Anthology and Prize is made possible by the Jacana Literary Foundation and the Other Foundation.