A major new contribution to the study of African music, Soweto Blues tells the remarkable story of how jazz became a key part of South Africa's struggle in the 20th century, and provides a fascinating overview of the ongoing links between African and American styles of music. Ansell illustrates how jazz occupies an unique place in South African music. Through interviews with hundreds of musicians, she pieces together a vibrant narrative history, bringing to life the early politics of resistance, the atmosphere of illegal performance spaces, the global anti-apartheid influence of Hugh Masakela and Miriam Makeba, as well as the post-apartheid upheavals in the national broadcasting and recording industries. Featuring an introduction by Abdullah Ibrahim, Soweto Blues is a fitting tribute to the power of music to inspire optimism and self-expression in the darkest of times.

Gwen Ansell's Introduction to Journalism has been the go-to textbook for university journalism classes and intern programmes since it first appeared (as Basic Journalism) in 2002. But newsrooms have been changing fast. This fully revised and updated 3rd edition retains all the practical hints, tips and real-life South African case studies that made the first and second editions so popular, but adds important new elements to reflect the media climate now. All chapters are linked to the relevant parts of the National Qualifications Framework. To meet the needs of multimedia newsrooms, each chapter now includes the foundation skills for convergent reporting: storytelling across media platforms, interviewing for sound; captioning online galleries, headlining with search-engines in mind, and more. The title discusses how readers across the world are reading their newspapers today, what this means for Africa, and whether print really has a future. In response to reader demand, there's an all-new chapter on sub-editing, designed to meet the needs of both new journalists facing their first stint on the subs' desk, and experienced reporters making the transition to editing. And in the midst of the furore around the Protection of Information Bill and the proposed Media Appeals Tribunal, the updated law and ethics chapter sets out the rights and the responsibilities of journalists, and looks at the real legal situation behind the hype. Rooted in Mzantsi, Introduction to Journalism 3rd edition offers an A-Z of everything you need to know to succeed in the newsroom or refresh rusty skills - as well as offering general readers an insight into how their favourite paper is put together. The book is interactive, with exercises, discussions, case studies and checklists supplementing the information at every stage. Between chapters, respected journalists share their views and experiences, including: Press Ombudsman Joe Tholoe on how self-regulation and responsibility go hand-in-hand; Forum for African Investigative Reporters chair Evelyn Groenink on the ground-breaking investigations happening in the rest of Africa. Senior City Press columnist Gail Smith on why reporting about gender takes more than balance.

Doing business with low-income communities – which academics and practitioners have christened 'the base of the pyramid' (BoP) – now includes a focus on creating sustainable markets with the potential to realise future profit – simply 'milking' a market for the next quarter's profits is seen as short-sighted. The status quo is shifting, and the rules of both commercial and social engagement with middle- and lowerend markets in developing economies are transforming. There is keen interest from both local and global businesses and institutions to be involved in these markets. And they care about the practical detail of doing it effectively, and ethically. This new view accords that doing business in a healthier economy benefits firms by lowering transaction costs and the long-term cost of capital. In South Africa, around 60% of the population is unserved or underserved by current business (and many other providers of support and services). That's a significant new market, and in the South African context, doing business in this market can achieve a great deal more than simply finding new customers. Regardless of global trends or government pressures, accessing these markets is challenging. Often, customers who survive on minimal incomes seek and will value different market offerings from those traditional customers have purchased. They have unique needs and identities requiring innovative, non-traditional business models and approaches.

Comrade Jack sketches the life of the late Jack Simons, an intellectual, distinguished academic, Marxist and archetypal revolutionary. The title is a social commentary that details the ideologies of this hero of the liberation struggle in South Africa. Comrade Jack Simons was a dynamic and dedicated philosopher, teacher, friend and advisor in the classroom, in his own home and in the military camps of Umkonto we Sizwe in Angola and Tanzania amongst other places. His diaries vividly describe the experiences of these camps. Comrade Jack's political lectures are legendary. He never compromised in his research and analysis, and utilised his findings in the service of the struggle against apartheid. He taught many who are in government structures today. His unique and remarkable talents as a teacher and great philosopher make him a giant in South Africa's struggle for freedom. His teachings and methodology are still of interest today to historians, political commentators, students and civil society organizations saddled with the task of reconstructing political education programmes in our fledgling democracy.