THE SOL PLAATJE EUROPEAN UNION POETRY ANTHOLOGY VOL. VIII

Now in its 8th year, the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award has been the launching pad for upcoming poets.

The List

April 2020 I tell this story now in the knowledge – sound, I’m sure – that the telling is too late. Too late to go back. Too late to tell it again,...

We Don’t Talk About It. Ever.

Celebrate an inspiring woman during Women’s Month with We Don’t Talk About It. Ever., the brilliant debut memoir by ex-heroin addict and ex-hooker,...

Beaten But Not Broken

This is a story of possibilities and hope; it is a story of a true survivor.

Anna Carries Water

“A gentle story about growing up. Anna’s goal is simple, but the text doesn’t trivialize her frustration at not being able to carry water the...

The Johannesburg Gas Works

The Johannesburg Gas Works (now Egoli Gas) is a familiar and spectacular industrial landmark in the city. Its dramatic holding towers and red-brick...

Hotel Yeoville

Hotel Yeoville was a participatory public art project, conceptualised and directed by artist Terry Kurgan, and based online and in the public library...

Sometimes I make money one day of the week

Lisa King made photographs in the ZSE from 2011 till its migration to digital technology in 2014. Her project is a reflection on the physical and...

August House is Dead, Long Live August House!

In the east end of the inner city of Johannesburg, a former textiles factory undergoes a dramatic transformation to become, over the next several...

Extremisms in Africa

Scholars agree that a direct correlation can be made between poor governance and the emergence of extremist movements.

The Last Sentence

“Come to me...,” she said, softly, “and I will make your pen sing again.”

An Image in a Mirror

‘Strange, how humans desire to see themselves in a mirror image: staring back from the glass, their parts reversed, but their colours reflected.’

Coach – The life and soccer times of Clive Barker

The book is not only an in-depth look at Clive Barker the coach, but also gives insight into Clive Barker the man, the husband, the father and the...

George’s Secret Key to the Universe

Children’s writer and science educator Lucy Hawking is visiting South Africa to highlight the importance of getting young people excited about...

Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism – The Role of Business in South Africa

Written by prominent economist, Raymond Parsons, together with Ali Parry, the book offers a balanced and absorbing analysis of what various...

Sol Plaatje – A life of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje 1876–1932

It takes a historian who was invested many years in research to write a biography as detailed as this one. Willan relates Plaatje’s story with such...

THIS IS HOW IT IS

“The writers in this triumphant anthology are both courageous and candid, allowing the reader a glimpse into their lives. There is need for more of...

Small Things

‘Behind this story of love, music and the eternal quest lies an artistic sensibility as generous as it is complex. The prose is rich in texture, the...

Mr Bitcoin: How I became a millionaire at 21

It is 2018 and we find ourselves in a world where it is possible and seemingly not uncommon to become a self-made millionaire at a very early age.

Born to be Free

When the grand old ‘lion man of Africa’, George Adamson, passed away, the last of his lion cub orphans faced an uncertain future.

An Image in a Mirror

‘Strange, how humans desire to see themselves in a mirror image: staring back from the glass, their parts reversed, but their colours reflected.’

Jack Simons: Teacher, Scholar, Comrade

Jack Simons was much more than a romantic revolutionary and public intellectual. He was interested in art, literature and religion. He was a walker...

Indentured – Behind the Scenes at Gupta TV

“Why Zuma?” asked Atul Gupta. “We have close relations with everyone in the ANC. If Zuma is ever ousted, I can tell you for sure that the next one in...

Rhino Revolution: Searching for new solutions

The rhino does not belong to us. It belongs to no one. All that we own is the responsibility of ensuring that it persists and that future books on...

Beat about the Bush Exploring the Wild – The Comprehensive Guide

Beat about the Bush is a series of remarkable books for outdoor and nature lovers. This comprehensive guide has been expanded to include not only...

The Eagle and the Springbok – Essays on Nigeria and South Africa

Nigeria and South Africa account for about a third of Africa’s economic might, and have led much of its conflict management initiatives over the last...

WIN! Compelling conversations with 20 successful South Africans

Imagine learning from South Africa’s best of the best in their respective fields – be it business, sport, politics, entertainment or philanthropy –...

Cattle of the Ages – Ankole cattle in South Africa

This book is a narrative and pictorial celebration of the Ankole, the most magnificent breed of cattle in the world.

The Black Consciousness Reader

There is a current revival of Black Consciousness in South Africa, as political and student movements – as well as academics and campaigners working...

A Simple Man – KASRILS and the ZUMA ENIGMA

A gripping page-turner that courageously exposes the intrigues underway and threats to our young democracy.

The Goddess of Mtwara and Other Stories

The Caine Prize for African Writing is a literature prize awarded to an African writer of a short story published in English. The prize was launched...

Mozambique and Brazil – Forging New Partnerships or Developing Dependency?

This book critically investigates the expanding involvement of a leading emerging power, Brazil, in one of Africa’s fastest growing economies,...

Letters to my Comrades – Interventions & excursions

Z Pallo Jordan is the quintessential man of political letters on the one hand, and an astute literary historian in his own inimitable way, penning...

Hooray! Thoko

Hooray! Thoko by award-winning author, Niki Daly, is the first in the Thoko series. It has four wonderful stories that all follow a girl named Thoko...

A Drain on Our Dignity

As a photojournalist, Feni spends a lot of time photographing service delivery strikes and protest in the townships. Often the images that make it...

Reflecting Rogue

Reflecting Rogue is the much anticipated and brilliant collection of experimental autobiographical essays on power, pleasure and South African...

Training Manual

Ulusaba

Munich

FNB Art Fair

From A to B Second Edition

Is this a self-help book? Not quite. This is the story of how a girl from Mafikeng in the North West found her face next to that of Halle Berry’s in...

The Energy Code – Mastering energy in the age of burnout

We are facing a personal and collective energy crisis! Dr Ela Manga believes that suffering from stress and burnout has reached epidemic...

Dis-eases of Secrecy Tracing history, memory and justice

Between 1981 and 1995, a top-secret chemical and biological warfare programme titled Project Coast was established and maintained by South Africa’s...

Pride and Prejudice The Gerald Kraak Anthology - African Perspectives on Gender, Social Justice and Sexuality

Pride and Prejudice is the first in the Gerald Kraak Anthology series. The kaleidoscopic collection comprises the most exceptional written and...

Miss Behave

Upon encountering historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s quote, ‘well-behaved women seldom make history’, Malebo Sephodi knew that she was tired of...

If I stay Right Here

Shay, a seemingly shy and innocent journalism student, is sent to a female prison to cover a story on an inmate, but falls in love instead. Two...

Last Night at the Bassline

In 1994 Brad and Paige Holmes opened a small, live-music venue in the bohemian suburb of Melville in Johannesburg. They called it Bassline, which...

The Wild Fluffalump – A Bedtime Story

The Wild Fluffalump is a delightful story that will have children engrossed until the very last page. An unknown animal, goes to sleep under a...

Seun

In Seun lê Sonnekus die sogenaamde Noughties op skitterende wyse vas met sy tragikomiese karakter Len Bezuidenhout, ’n onlangs geskeide man wie se...

It's Me, Marah - An Autobiography

‘Show business as we know it is very unpredictable. For a few years I was the talk of the town. It was getting hard to even go shopping without being...