What is Fanele?

Fanele is an imprint of Jacana Media. The word Fanele means "necessary" in Xhosa, Tsonga and Zulu. Jacana Media publishes stories that we feel are necessary to be told, but that would not necessarily be published using a conventional publishing model, under the Fanele publishing model. 

Jacana believes that there are authors and organisations who have learnings and stories to share – learnings that may otherwise be lost or never reach a broader audience. The Fanele publishing model allows access to information and a sharing of knowledge.

How does the Fanele publishing model work?

Fanele offers a customised publishing service to NGOs, corporates and authors who have stories to tell and have a vested interest in making them available to the general public. The model provides for up-front funding of the production and printing costs of a book. Jacana then undertakes the sales, distribution and marketing.

Royalties are paid to the funders or authors, enabling them to recoup costs over time.
The model is a wonderful way to celebrate the achievements of an organisation, or to tell the stories of individual heroes and group struggles.

Who has Fanele worked with?

Current and past collaborators include the Centre for Conflict Resolution, People Opposing Women Abuse, the Heinrich Boell Foundation, Oxfam GB, the South African Institute for International Affairs, and Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA).

This unique publishing model allows funded organisations to produce a concrete end product which serves as a tangible outcome of successful implementation of funding.

Contact

Queries can be sent to fanele@jacana.co.za or phone 011 628 3239.