Life is like that sometimes draws readers into the unforgettable personal experiences that have shaped Khaya Dlanga’s world. Weaving heartfelt and often hilarious tales, from his rural Eastern Cape childhood to the profound losses he has faced as an adult, Khaya reflects on life’s unpredictability with warmth and wit.

The vivid stories explore love, loss, loyalty, forgiveness, tradition, chance, mischief, justice, responsibility and resilience, offering insights on relationships, identity and the lessons found in life’s toughest moments.

Both deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, Life is like that sometimes is an exploration of personal growth, faith and the power of storytelling to find meaning in it all.

Saffron is a Cape Town-based plant guru who is obsessed with plants, and she has over 500 of them. After years of amassing them, she put her knowledge to the test by writing "Jungle Problems," a user-friendly guide that will teach plant parents everything they need to know to keep their plants healthy and thriving.

Designed for gardener’s who want to know the secret language of their leafy friends, this fantastic guide will teach readers how to quickly diagnosing any issue with their plants, from the cause of their mysterious yellowing to the cause of their defiant wilting.

Saffron's Jungle Problems is jam-packed with helpful hints, brilliant solutions, and colourful illustrations. This is a fantastic resource which will turn any home gardener into the ultimate botanical investigator.

The Amaryllidaceae family is mainly distributed in warm temperate and tropical parts of the world and has approximately 75 genera and 1,600 species. This field guide follows hot on the heels of The Amaryllidaceae of Southern Africa (published in 2016), and the addition of 560 photographs and several new paintings in this field guide makes for an even more effective guide for identification in the field. Author Graham Duncan provides a botanical description for each species, along with synonyms, brief history, flowering period, similar species, life cycle, distribution, habitat, medicinal/poisonous properties, pollination, cultivation, and conservation status. Maps accompany the text, along with colour photographs and botanical paintings. This superb field guide will be treasured for years to come.

The landscapes and vegetation, the antelope, the hyaenas, cats and other carnivores, the birds and the smaller creatures … all are included in this comprehensive guide.

Plus: Tips and advice for getting the most out of your visit to the arid Kalahari

Patrick Watson is currently South Africa’s most innovative and versatile landscape architect. Known for designing extensive mega-sites, such as Sun City and an entire Indian Ocean Island, he is also the creator of exquisite small gardens in private homes and quiet spaces for reflection, such as the Apartheid Museum and the Garden of Hope at St George’s Anglican Church in Parktown, Johannesburg.

In all he does, he combines artistic intuition with extensive botanical knowledge and a deep concern for the conservation and restoration of nature. His projects are creative, fresh with inspiration, and often bold, and he uses plants, colours, landforms and space to create visual and emotional experiences.

Covering 23 gardens and landscapes, and richly supported by sensitive photography and some specially commissioned artworks, the book is a beautiful record of a remarkable local talent, a visionary whose art is informed by nature. It recognises and celebrates the combination of knowledge, skill and instinct that make up the man, and the radical influence he has had on his profession.

C. Johan Bakkes is die geliefde skrywer van aweregse reisjoernale. Twintig jaar ná die verskyning van C. Johan Bakkes se eerste boek, Moertoe die vreemde in tref dit weer die rak – nie slegs as heruitgawe nie, die skrywer het bygereis en bygewerk. Dit is ’n terugblik sowel as nuwe ervarings/ gewaarwordings soos net Bakkes dit kan verhaal.

From the rocky dry Richtersveld in the west, through to the Kalahari sands and the spiky survivors of the arid Karoo, Sappi Tree Spotting Cape richly explores the world of trees and shrubs.

This volume includes proteas and the towering yellowwoods of the forests of the south and looks particularly at the integration of vegetation regions and the distribution of woody plants of this diverse area.

As a follow-up to his hugely popular 2016 autobiography Trail Blazer, Ryan Sandes’ new book explores the gripping and often life-threatening adventures this extraordinary ultra-trail runner has experienced around the globe since then. Not only have these projects tested the very edge of human endurance, but on several occasions, Ryan literally had to run for his life.

Along with a 1 500-kilometre Himalayan adventure, read about his attempt at completing the first 700-kilometre solo run up Namibia’s legendary Skeleton Coast – only to stumble upon some very angry Namibian soldiers conducting illegal and, possibly, government-sponsored seal clubbing. And, with his running partner Ryno Griessel, becoming the first people to run the entire circumference of Lesotho, during which they find themselves fighting off an attack from local herdsman armed with rocks and clubs.

In between these adventures, Ryan battles to balance a challenging career with a dedicated commitment to his young family. Risk. Run. Reward. is packed with adventure, humour and some fascinating insights into the psyche of an ultra-endurance athlete. Trust me, these people are not like you and me …

Heidri Mittendorf is 'n bekende en ervare blokkiesraaiselkenner en - opsteller.

Die Bybel Blokraai bevat 70 blokraaie wat opgelos word met leidrade wat uit die Bybel nageslaan kan word asook 10 woordsoeke gebaseer op temas uit die Bybel.

Al die antwoorde word ook verskaf. Dit sal ure se blokraaigenot verskaf aan blokraailiefhebbers.

Die skrywer se doelstelling met hierdie publikasie is om die beginsels van sterrekunde toeganklik te maak vir almal, om ‘n teks daar te stel wat bruikbare toeligting vir die amateursterrekundige is en kan dien as voorbereiding vir verdere studie in die sterrekunde.

Van Zyl se eenvoudige, onderhoudende skryfstyl dra verder by tot die boek se toeganklikheid vir sterrekundiges sowel as leke met ‘n besondere belangstelling in die heelal. Deurgaans word gepoog om te verduidelik hoe sterrekundiges te werk gaan. Om begrip te vergemaklik, verskyn ook 11 bladsye bylaes waarin die wiskunde wat gebruik word uit grondbeginsels herlei word. Dit bevat gedetailleerde beskrywings en verduidelikings van die heelal se geheime.

Inligting oor nuwe ontdekkings en teoriee, kleurvolle diagramme en foto’s verhoog die waarde.

This anthology of poems and its companion anthology of stories The last time I lived anywhere real collect writing from a weekly creative writing course held in Grahamstown/Makhanda since 1998. The two anthologies bring together more than eighty writers from 21 years of the annual course publication Aerial.

The poems in A flower for the dashboard are reflective, wistful, angry, conversational, celebratory. Written by people of all ages and cultural contexts, they describe family, love, place, memory, making words, reading, self-confrontation and discovery.

Hierdie rubrieke is liries, evokatief, diep menslik, met humor en ʼn plattelandse ambience. Petro skryf sedert 2012 vir Die Burger rubrieke en was voltyds vir vier jaar lank die Dinsdag-rubriekskrywer vir Beeld.

Verskeie van haar artikels is in Rapport Weekliks en Huisgenoot gepubliseer. Sy word in 2019 deur die Cordus-trust vereer met die Orde van die Beiteltjie van die Afrikaanse Woordkunsakademie vir “haar besondere bydrae tot Afrikaans met unieke onderwerpe waarmee sy die kuns vervolmaak het om sinvol te skryf oor die mens en alledaagse stories van die gewone lewe.”

The most burning issue in South African cricketing remains hot: why have the highly talented Proteas never won the Cricket World Cup in 33 years of trying?! The answer lies in a blend of frustrating factors that Cowley calls ‘tragicomic’, and he accordingly tackles it with a mixture of serious analysis and light-heartedness, reaching a positive conclusion.

The book, divided into 53 ‘Bites’, gets its teeth into many other cricket topics, as serious as the Greatest ODI Ever Played (South Africa has two claims), or as light as some memorable instances of streaking at major matches.

Howzit! Howzat! reflects Cowley’s ever-present humour as well as the South African perspective he brings to his global view and understanding of the game.

Ont is ʼn drama oor die reis van “grootword”, ʼn studie oor die samestelling van ʼn gesin en die vreugdes van vryheid en vlug. Die proses van menswording word met deernis geskets met behulp van die Groot Verseboek, Ma se grammofoonspeler en Pa se Camel filters.

Marina Griebenow sê: 'n Mens besef net weer dat ware skoonheid in eenvoud opgesluit lê, oftewel in die skyn van eenvoud. Die treffendste kuns kan altyd aan dié goue reël gemeet word.

Die bekroonde Ont het feitlik elke dramaprys verower nadat dit feesgangers en kritici gaande gehad het … kragtoer waarin Pretorius vir ons die estetika van toneelkuns herdefinieer en sodoende ons menswees mateloos verryk.

Hierdie bundel is 'n keur uit Anton se liedjies; (hi)stories en "his stories", fabels en feite. Goosen se musiekloopbaan strek reeds oor 25 jaar - 15 albums, 2 SARIE-toekennings, 2 SAMA-toekennings en 'n Geraas-toekenning (2002) vir sy bydrae tot Afrikaanse musiek. Sy werk word gekenmerk deur reisverhale (Liedjieboer), kulturele ontwaking (Lappiesland) en stedelike beskouings (City/Stad).

Om hierdie skryfsels te lees is soos die oomblik wanneer jy ’n 3D-bril opsit of ’n towersampioen eet: Alles lyk opeens anders, die wêreld is op sy kop gedraai, oral knetter moontlikhede.

Dreyer het die vermoë om op hierdie manier te sien en om die leser só te laat sien.

Dis ’n wonderbaarlike mengelmoes van alledaagse sowel as fantasmagoriese objekte soos ’n vingerhoed, ’n verdwaalde los skroefie, ’n geel badeendjie op die vloer van ’n afdelingwinkel, die bloop, Napoleon en sy jaggeselskap wat op die vlug slaan voor ’n spul mak hase, die klankeffekte in Star Wars, ’n intakte beesoog in die pad, meerminne, ’n mimeerkunstenaar, Noorderligte, monsters, vampiere, salmanders en ander.

Die skrywer, wat ook digter is, mors nie met woorde nie en sy gedagtes is elegant.

Dit gons op Vleesbaai ná Bekkies se “ding” met die volstruis. Waar het jy nou al van so iets gehoor? Geen wonder die assuransie-assessor wil glad nie Bekkies se storie glo nie …

In hierdie rubriekbundel vervat Pienaar stories oor sy gemeenskap en familie, die omgewing, historiese figure en bekendes, asook stories geïnspireer deur sy regsagtergrond.

Pienaar se skryfwerk getuig van ’n fyn sin vir humor, ’n uitstekende mensekennis en ’n wye belangstellingsveld. Die perfekte boek om aan die einde van ’n lang dag mee te ontspan.

Table Mountain & Cape Peninsula includes an illustrated terrain map of Table Mountain at a scale of 1:50 000. Detailed street map of the city centre including access points to trails, hikes and routes, major and minor roads of the entire Cape Peninsula. Also includes detailed activities map of Cape Town & the Peninsula.

Also included are full-colour photographs of activities and areas of interest, national parks and reserves, protected areas and marine reserves, lighthouse and shipwreck positions, mountain biking access areas, as well ais entrance gates and good swimming beaches, visitor centres, best viewpoints and horse riding areas, parking, restaurants and picnic spots, small craft/boat launching sites, local information, hobbie sailing, kite surfing, wind surfing, surfing, paragliding, climbing, diving, surf skiing and sea kayaking, index of suburbs, hoerikwaggo trail information, adventure activity contact information and websites, embassy locations, hotel and backpacker locations and places of interest.

Coverage includes detailed activities map of Cape Town and the Peninsula. Detailed map of the Table Mountain at 1: 24 000 scale AND of the Cape Peninsula at 1: 55 000 scale

Daar doer in die fliek sluit aan by die televisiereeks met dieselfde naam wat op kykNet uitgesaai is. Die omvangryke boek gee 'n oorsig oor die ontwikkeling van Afrikaanse rolprente vanaf die heel vroegste stilprente tot en met die heel nuutste rolprente van ons tyd. Die geskiedenis begin met die dokumentere films wat tydens die Anglo-Boereoorlog gemaak is en die epiese De Voortrekkers uit die tyd van die stilprente. Daarna word gedetailleerde aandag aan elke dekade van die 20ste eeu gegee met belangrike figure soos Pierre de Wet, Jamie Uys, Emil Nofal Jans Rautenbach, Katinka Heyns, Leon Schuster en Dirk de Villiers. Die titel is ontleen aan Jamie Uys se baanbreker-rolprent van 1951, Daar doer in die bosveld, wat die begin was van Uys se hoogs suksesvolle loopbaan met rolprente soos Lord oom Piet en die internasionale treffer The gods must be crazy. Van Nierop kon gebruik maak van skaars rolprente in KykNet se videoteek en in die Nasionale filmargief. Talle onderhoude met akteurs, regisseurs en vervaardigers gee eerstehandse inligting oor die vervaardiging van bekende en suksesvolle rolprente. Alhoewel die klem op Afrikaanse rolprente val, word ook na baanbreker-rolprente in Engels en die inheemse tale verwys. Ten slotte word besondere aandag gegee aan die opbloei van die Afrikaanse rolprente in die eerste twee dekades van die 21ste eeu, waardeur talentvolle mense die geleentheid kry om aan hul drome uiting te gee. Die boek is Leon van Nierop se huldeblyk aan een van die oudste rolprentindustriee in die wereld. Die ontwikkeling van die Suid-Afrikaanse rolprentkuns word met 'n groot aantal foto’s geillustreer.

What with the rising cost of travel, the scary exchange rate, the cost of visas, traffic congestion on the roads to the coast, the environmental cost of air travel and – generally – a lack of time, perhaps we should revisit the concept of holidays. Do we really have to travel halfway across the world or halfway across the country for a holiday to ‘count’? After all, what makes a holiday a holiday anyway? What makes it special? Two days of genuine relaxation within 100km of your home is worth more than a week in a glamorous resort if you’re stressing out about work, are in semi-constant contact with the office, or are trying to figure out how you are going to resuscitate your credit card when you get back. A holiday is a state of mind.

It’s a series of special moments that you will treasure forever. And that’s what’s so great about staycations. No long queuing and interviews for visas, no long queues at the airport, no long flights, and no long, thousand-yard-stare, endless drives through the Karoo. By choosing a staycation, you minimise the boring, long bits of holidays, and maximize the fun, interesting bits that make for treasured memories. And, hey, you save money, save fuel, and pile up carbon credits at the same time. What’s not to love? And you would be amazed at how much there is to do so close to the city – stunning hikes and country stays, big five safaris, awesome golf, amazing adventures, romantic retreats, and genuinely fun family-friendly resorts where your kids can act their age, and so can you.

So, check it out – you’ll find amazing golf staycations, adventure staycations, safari staycations and a range of fabulous one-tank-cations spreading out from the city like the petals of a daisy. North, south, east, west – close to home is best.

Soos Hilda Smits se eerste, bekroonde bundel die bome reusagtig soos ons was betrek die verse in hierdie bundel die leser by die hoogs persoonlike en gee dit terserfdertyd betekenis aan die universele belewenis.

Die verse is magies soos bewussynstroom, soos drome waar die kloutjie nie altyd by die oor uitkom nie, ʼn mens ervaar dit met jou onderbewuste, in jou maag. Dis dromerig soos meditasie, dis soos sit en staar na reën teen ʼn ruit.

Sinne is onvoltooid, werkwoorde hang in die lug sonder naamwoorde, byvoeglike naamwoorde is bedrieglik eenvoudig; “gewone” woorde soos mooi, sterk, fyn, jonk – dis egter die onverwagse beelde wat verras, en woorde wat buite hul normale konteks ingespan word, wat jou uitknikker.

Sasol Eerste Veldgids tot Slange & Ander Reptiele van Suider-Afrika bied aan die jong leser 'n fassinerende blik op die reptiele van die streek. Met behulp van volkleur fotoÆs en verspreidings kaarte, asook maklik leesbare teks, sal die jong volwassene en ontluikende natuur liefhebber die algemene reptielspesies in Suider-Afrika kan identifiseer.

Well-known geologist Nick Norman leads young readers into the absorbing world of geology. Budding rock collectors will find out all about the rocks that they’ll encounter in southern Africa, with a view to building their own rock collections.

Box of Rocks is packed with fascinating information about:

- how rocks form

- how to identify the different rock types

- what rocks are made of

- what different rocks are used for

- where to go to collect each rock type.

Readers will also learn about Stone Age tools, fossils and some of our best-known geological sites.

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.