Piet Matipa is jonk, swart, gay en Afrikaans. Sy rubrieke in Beeld is baie gewild omdat dit aan ’n sonderlinge lewensuitkyk uitdrukking gee. Hy praat vanuit ’n perspektief wat jy nie sommer in Suid-Afrika kry nie. Sy siening van die wêreld is gevorm deur interessante bestemmings waar sy lewenspad aangedoen het. As skolier aan Hoërskool Waterkloof en student aan die Pukke het Piet uitgeblink. Sy skryftande is geslyp as joernalis in Beeld se misdaadkantoor en as sepieskrywer vir 7de Laan , waar hy steeds werksaam is. Nie sleg vir iemand wat in ’n kinderhuis grootgeword het nie!

Afrikaans het sy lê op ’n unieke manier in Piet se mond gekry. En vir één ding deins hy nie terug nie: dit is om sy mond verby te praat. In Dwarsklap laat Piet hom uit oor aangeleenthede wat alle Suid-Afrikaners raak. Misdaad en taxi-bestuurders is groot klippe in die skoen. Wenke oor gewigsverlies word gegee, en ook hoe om ’n ontkleedanser by ’n henneparty te kry. En oor liefdesavonture kan jy vir Piet min vertel, veral wanneer sosiale media betrokke is.

’n Hoogs vermaaklike boek wat die donkerte van die lewe in ligte skakerings laat glim.

In this unusual crochet book, each pattern is used as a base for four different interpretations, depending on your style – bohemian, artistic, classic or romantic. The patterns range in difficulty, and include pretty things for yourself, your home, babies and children, and for use as gifts. There are also suggestions for using the same pattern for more than one project. The perfect book for anyone who loves to crochet.

We either think our lives are so special that everyone should be interested in what's happened to us, or so ordinary that we can't imagine anyone would care. The truth lies somewhere in between: yes, we are all special, and no, people will not care-unless we write with them in mind. Joanne Fedler, a beloved writing teacher and mentor, has written Your Story to help all people, even those who don't necessarily identify as "writers," value their life stories and write them in such a way that they transcend the personal and speak into a universal story. She shows how to write from your life, but for the benefit of others. Filled with practical wisdom and tools, this book tackles: - mind-set issues that prevent us from writing - ways to develop trust (in yourself, the process, the mystery) - triggers or prompts to elicit our own stories - Joanne's original techniques for "lifewriting," developed over a decade of teaching and mentoring ... and much more "Joanne understands the writer's loneliness," says one such writer whose life she's touched, the award-winning author Nava Semel. "In this book she has created a menu of encouraging possibilities on how to overcome our fears and dig deep into our souls, so that our true voice can emerge."

How politicians manage the media and how it can help you and your business.

This short, punchy and irreverent book written by two experienced political communicators, Nick Clelland and Ryan Coetzee, provides spin-doctor secrets for managing the media. There are many people who will have to encounter the media in their lives: CEOs, sportspeople, politicians, social media users, celebrities, thought leaders, academics, bloggers, authors – the list is endless. Spin is a go-to book that explains what to do when the media comes calling.

Whether you’ve done something wonderful and newsworthy or whether you’ve done something you wish no one knew about, this book will teach you how to maximise the good news and manage the bad. Spin will also introduce you to a political methodology that actually harnesses the media and which, if used carefully, can grow your business or put that charity you support on the map.

By traversing such topics as brand strategy, practical media skills, driving issues, social media, crisis communications and ethics, and using real-life practical examples, Spin is a valuable resource that will help you master managing the media.

Meet the rebels, artists, troublemakers, athletes, dancing queens and freedom fighters that shaped our past – and are changing our future.

An A To Z Of Amazing South African Women tells the stories of 26 trailblazing South African women through accessible stories and illustrations that are as bright and bold as the women they depict. From Fatima Meer to Caster Semenya, Natalie du Toit to Dope St Jude, this is a book about women who ask too many questions, who defy injustice, who refuse to take no for an answer. It is a celebration of the courage and determination of the activists, scientists and storytellers who have gone before us – as well as a recognition of the everyday heroism of ordinary South African woman doing extraordinary things.

The book takes its inspiration from the worldwide bestseller An A To Z Of Rad American Women and is the work of writer Ambre Nicolson and illustrator Jaxon Hsu, a husband and wife team based in Cape Town.

Almal – oud en jonk – is tans oor die wêreld heen aan die hekel. En oraloor maak die alombekende oumablokkie weer sy verskyning. Hierdie nuwe hekelboek deur ’n topverkoper-outeur bied vars en oorspronklike idees vir motiewe: Marokkaanse, Delftse, Persiese en Mediterreense blokpatrone met interessante tegnieke, soos oppervlakwerk, maak die patrone, wat op verskeie maniere gebruik kan word, anders en interessant. Elke patroon bevat ’n diagram, die grootte, die aantal kleure, die moeilikheidsgraad en die volledige patroon.

"Given South Africa's venerable jazz tradition, it's perhaps surprising it's taken so long for more fundis to be tapped for their responses to our kind of jazz. But it takes a special brew of ingredients for this kind of book to come together. You need an inspired guiding spirit, such as editor and jazzwoman-in-words Myesha Jenkins, and you need a vat in which the ingredients can mix and bubble. You'll find everything here in To breathe into another voice: faithful and fantastical accounts of the jazz life and jazz people as well as reflections on the music as a metaphor for how we live - or, maybe more importantly, how we'd like to live. All you need to do now is open the covers, start reading, and dance joyously about the architecture." --Gwen Ansel

Kom loop saam! nooi die skrywer. Tel op jou kruis, en bring al jou bagasie. Jy sal agterkom dat die bagasie stuk-stuk minder word soos die reis vorder. En die kruis dalk al hoe swaarder. Maar jou bestemming heet Hoop. En hoop is die eerste lig van ’n splinternuwe dag. Hierdie reis na hoop is ’n hartsreis vol moontlikhede. Dit help jou om nuwe gewoontes aan te leer en uitgediendes af te sweer. Dit leer jou om in die spieel te kyk en te sien hoe jy vir jou medemens lyk, en vir God.

Hierdie unieke boek is bedoel vir: Mense wat op die drumpel van hulle oorgangsjare staan: op pad om doodnoodsaaklike lewenskeuses te maak; Diegene wat vooruit beplan en meer wil weet oor hierdie lewensfase - oor wat voorle; Die belangstellendes en bekommerdes: familie of vriende wat persone in hierdie fase het/ken en nie seker is hoe om sinvolle raad te gee nie; Persone wie se werk dit is om met hierdie persone te werk: mediese personeel, maatskaplike werkers en beraders; Studente en navorsers binne hierdie studieveld van die menswetenskappe wat meer wil weet oor ouerword se uitdagings en moontlike oplossings.

Wie hou (regtig) daarvan om oud te word, af te tree en jou lewe af te skaal? Om uit die vinnige lewensbaan te skuif, selfs eenkant gerangeer te word? Na 50 begin die lewensritme afneem en daar is onsekerheid, soms vrees, oor wat voorle.

Deel in 'n nuwe lewe wat jou innerlik laat dans. Op 50 begin die jeug van jou ouderdom!

Keen to get out there and get fit on your mountain bike but you lack the time or motivation?

Seasoned journalists & MTB riders Chris and Tim Whitfield will help you turn your weekend-warrior dreams into reality with tips on cool trails, events and advice on everything from equipment and safety to MTB lingo and fashion.

This fun handbook – packed with maps and tips – is your indispensable guide to getting out into the fresh air and to get ON YOUR BIKE …

Tuistafel trek jou in met kosmaak se klein en groot plesiere – of dit ’n eenvoudige onthoukos-gereg of ’n feesmaal saam met kleurryke kosvriende is. Tuistafel bevat resepte fyn gestippel met familie- en kindsbeenkos. Dit vertel ook van die rykdom van vriende aan tafel en kos wat sy arms wyd strek. Kos van verlange soos melkkos vat hande met avontuurlike eetplesiere soos roomystoebroodjies uit Korea.

Vrouekeur is ’n populere gesinstydskrif wat elke week ’n inspirerende rubriek deur Janine Bevolo-Manders publiseer. Die rubrieke het ’n Christelike inslag en bied raad, hoop en inspirasie. Die Vrouekeur kreatiewe & inspirerende jaarbeplanner bestaan uit ’n versameling van Janine se boodskappe, verpak in die vorm van ’n nuttige jaarbeplanner met oorspronklike illustrasies deur Rina Burger, ’n plaaslike kunstenaar, en illustreerder van die blitsverkoper ROUGE, inkleurboek vir grootmense. Dames kan boek hou van hulle afsprake, vriende en familie se verjaarsdae, sowel as om inspirasie te ontvang en hul kreatiwiteit uit te leef deur die pragtige verbeeldingryke illustrasies in die boek in te kleur. Inkleur vir grootmense is tans baie gewild! Nie net is dit ’n heerlike, verslawende, kreatiewe tydverdryf nie, maar dit het ook terapeutiese waarde.

Say Again? aims to regale you with many examples of South African English. An understanding of these items can be useful and enlightening to South Africans as well as to strangers in our midst.

Written in an accessible style, each chapter features words and phrases from different aspects of life – some serious and some not so serious – with actual examples of usage from written and spoken sources. These examples are interspersed with pictures and illustrations that liven up the text.

Is this book for you? Yes! Know that if you are reading this right now, it is no co-incidence; it is divine guidance. You will find something of significance within, for your highest good.

In ‘Be Aware,’ you will go behind the scenes in a personal journey of healing and transformation. Tina has shared her process of awakening in the first section, ‘My Consciousness Healing Moments’. In the second section, she provides some guidance on the transformation process that awoke her to BEING. She teaches you how to transform your life.

Her journey takes us through the after-effects of childhood sexual abuse and illness to healing, intuition, psychic abilities, dreams, thoughts, mental telepathy, meditation, relationships, career changes, spirit guides, guardian angels, and archangels. ‘Be Aware’ will gently trigger your healing and guide you through a process of transformation in your own life.

Allow this book to be the divine guidance in your journey of awakening, self-discovery, healing and transformation.

The Banting Solution is the definitive book on Banting that will answer ALL your questions about the Banting lifestyle AND provide you with the solution to permanent weight loss!

The Banting Solution not only explains what Banting is all about, but also:

• answers Banters’ most pressing questions;
• busts the myths that have cropped up around Banting;
• provides helpful meal plans and Banting-friendly food lists;
• offers tips on how to avoid weight-loss stalls;
• helps you to understand food labels; and
• teaches you how to Bant on a budget, making this lifestyle accessible to everyone.

Most importantly, it teaches you how to get rid of those unwanted kilos and keep them off forever! With solid research supported by actual case studies and before-and-after photographs, you will now be able to access all the information you need about Banting in just one book.

Het jy met te min geld afgetree om in jou behoeftes te voorsien? Of is jou situasie so kritiek dat jou maandelikse uitgawes nie meer deur jou aftree-inkomste gedek word nie? Is jy onseker en weet nie wat jy kan doen om jou finansiële posisie te verbeter nie?

Hierdie boek bied jou wenke hoe om uit jou finansiële verknorsing te kom. Dis ’n versameling riglyne wat finansiële adviseurs wêreldwyd nuttig gevind het. Die planne word in eenvoudige taal en maklik verstaanbaar aangebied. Jy hoef nie ’n finansiële kundige te wees om hulle uit te voer nie.

Crime statistics do not belong to the government, academics, specialists, or the press. They are ours: we experience and report crimes and have a right to access and understand their official record. It should not take any particular expertise to get a grasp on what we should make of the figures and graphs that the South African Police Service produces every year. Yet crime, its measurement and control, are as much political matters as they are technocratic.

While there is much that remains open to interpretation and discussion, there are some things that we should all be able to agree on, based on a sober reading of the evidence. As crime is a serious issue in South Africa, knowing what the official sources say is critical for productive debates on what we can do to make our country safer. A Citizen's Guide To Crime Trends In South Africa provides a basis on which to understand the statistics in a manner that is accessible to the general public.

Each chapter challenges a set of oft-repeated assumptions about how bad crime is, where it occurs, and who its victims are. It also demonstrates how and why crime statistics need to be matched with other forms of research, including criminal justice data, in order to produce a fuller account of what we are faced with.

The Dot Spot: Adventures In Love And Sex will be South Africa’s first, fun and frank ‘how-to’ guide on untangling the mysteries of sex, love and relationships. Written in Dot’s upfront, entertaining and sassy style, the book uncovers everything you’ve ever wanted to know about dating and relationships, from kink to sexual selfempowerment.

All of us want to find the similarities and connections in the secrets, fantasies and desires that we have but are often too shy to talk about it. This book will spark that conversation with unbridled candour.

Lerato Tshabalala first came to our attention in 2011 with her ‘Urban Miss’ column in the Sunday Times, and since then she has by turns entertained, exasperated, amused and confounded her fans and critics alike.

Now, with her first book, she looks set to become the national institution she deserves to be. With her customary wit and keen insight into social, political and cultural affairs, Lerato shines a bright – and controversial – light on South African society and the quirky ways of the country. She is brutally honest about her experiences as a black South African in post-apartheid Mzansi, and no subject is too sacred for her to explore: annoying car guards, white-dominated corporate South Africa, cultural stereotypes, economic and racial inequality, and gender politics, among many other topics, come under her careful – and often laugh-out-loud – scrutiny.

The Way I See It is written for people who are hungry for a book that is thought-provoking, funny, irreverent and truly South African all at the same time. It is light but full of depth: like a supermodel with an MBA!

In 1990 two South African mothers were faced with an impossible choice, one that no mother should ever have to make. Should they surrender the child they had lovingly raised in order to get back the baby they had given birth to?

Megs Clinton-Parker and Sandy Dawkins chose nurture over nature, simply unable to give up their two-year-old sons who were switched at birth at an East Rand hospital. Instead they decided to try to make their strange relationship work, although they lived in different cities, 500km apart. And they decided to sue the South African state, whose negligence had altered the fates of two families forever. Robin Dawkins and Gavin Clinton-Parker grew up living each other’s lives, brothers-but-not-brothers, acutely aware that their mothers’ hearts were torn.

Unable to escape the consequences of the swap, Robin decided at the age of 15 that it was time to claim what was rightfully his, adding a further twist to this bitter saga.

Uiteindelik! ’n Allesomvattende boek wat al jou vrae oor die Banting-leefstyl beantwoord en 'n oplossing bied vir permanente gewigsverlies.

Die Banting-Oplossing verduidelik nie net wat Banting behels nie, dit:

• verskaf antwoorde op Banters se dringendste vrae;
• skiet die mites wat rondom Banting ontstaan het, aan flarde;
• bevat handige maaltydplanne en Banting-vriendelike voedsellysies;
• verskaf wenke oor wat om te doen wanneer gewigsverlies tot stilstand kom;
• help jou om voedseletikette te verstaan; en
• wys jou hoe om te Bant sonder om die bank te breek, en dat almal dié leefstyl kan volg.

Maar die heel belangrikste – die boek leer ons hoe om ontslae te raak van daardie ekstra kilogramme en hoe om hulle vir ewig weg te hou! Resultate van in-diepte navorsing word ondersteun deur gevallestudies en voor-en-na foto’s. Lesers het nou toegang tot alle inligting oor Banting in een boek.

The depletion of South Africa's (and in some cases the world's) natural resources and the degradation of environmental sinks (including the atmosphere, lakes and rivers, and land) are continuing at such a rate that natural resource prices are climbing and many critical ecosystem services that underpin human welfare are increasingly threatened. The concept of the 'green economy' has gained increasing traction in South African policy discourses over the past few years. However, in much of this discourse it is viewed in a piecemeal way as one part or sector of the economy (e.g. an industrial sector dealing with manufacture and installation of renewable energy technologies and energy-efficient equipment and appliances). In the view of the authors, 'greening the South African economy' requires an application of sustainability principles and practices across the full range of primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of the economy in an integrated manner. The aim of this book is therefore to apply principles of sustainability and 'green economics' to the entire South African socio-economic system and its major elements in an integrated and comprehensive manner.

Life is hard and times are tough, but don’t panic! All you need to do is be a hero – and you have in your hands the book that will help you do just that.

By distilling the wisdom of many heroes (both past and present) in the form of rules, guides, cartoons and quotes, this book will:

• Teach you to fail with aplomb and laugh at yourself whilst doing so
• Remind you that your family should be your first priority
• Show you how to learn to listen, and learn to learn
• Demonstrate how courtesy and respect can get you the results you want
• Give you the power to make courageous decisions that will inspire others

Looking to get a job, take your career to the next level, start a business, or simply become a better person? All you have to do to (as the famous saying goes) is ‘fokkin konsentreer’ – with advice from the likes of Socrates, Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama and Yoda, you will soon be a hero.

What’s it like being a woman in Cape Town? An organisation called WOMAN ZONE decided to find out. Over the course of a year they went to visit thirteen women in thirteen very different communities and invited them to tell their personal stories. They listened, they recorded and carefully transcribed what each woman had to say. In this book are those stories, a collection of women with ‘everyday lives’. They come from Steenberg/Muizenberg, Nyanga, Khayelitsha, Lavender Hill, Claremont, Manenberg, Pinelands, Wetton/Ottery, Plattekloof, Kuil’s River, Wynberg and Woodstock; and one who reflects on life in District Six, but now lives in Summergreens/Milnerton. To similarly empower other women, there is also a chapter on How to tell your story.

There are two WOMAN ZONE Women’s Walks in the Mother City. Included in the book is a list of some of the woman-focused destinations on these walks.

What is WOMAN ZONE? An initiative designed to bring together women from the cultural kaleidoscope of Cape Town, to share stories and experiences, work together and learn from one another. Its aim is also to highlight women’s achievements, not their role as victims.

Eczema is a skin condition that is characterised by inflammation and redness, leading to constant itching.

In this book you will get to know what eczema is, what causes it, how to treat and keep it under control, who gets it, and a help list.

It also includes tips and case studies.