Who Killed Hammarskjöld? Susan Williams has written a shocking exposé of the true story behind the death of the celebrated UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjöld, published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Hammarskjöld’s death. His death and that of his UN team in a p More details

The Blue Book This book provides the first comprehensive and complete history of Western Province cricket and the Cape Cobras in the 121 years from 1890 to 2011. More details

Cruel Crazy Beautiful World South Africa, 2004; Jerusalem (half Muslim, half Jew) is a young student with poetic leanings. Zero, his buccaneering father, will no longer fund his ephemeral lifestyle. More details

The Big Stick From the author of award-winning Six Fang Marks and a Tetanus Shot, comes a new noir thriller – The Big Stick More details

DON'T/PANIC DON'T/PANIC brings together many powerful voices as it engages African artists dealing with the current ecological situation. Many of these voices are critical; sometimes overt, sometimes subtle, sometimes humorous, sometimes standing as an indictment. So More details

One Law, One Nation In celebration of the 15th anniversary of this momentous occasion, the book One Law, One Nation charts the story of the long fight for constitutional rights in South Africa, and the astonishing obstacles and complexity that lay behind the constitution-mak More details

Illuminating Love A bold and daring novel, Illuminating Love entwines the journeys of two Jewish women, Judith, forced to leave her home in Eastern Europe before World War II, and Cally, her granddaughter living in South Africa. More details

Kid Moses Moses wanders through the remote Tanzanian wilderness lost, hungry and about to die. He is nine, or maybe ten years old, a homeless street kid from the port city of Dar es Salaam who has just buried his best friend . . . More details

Diesel and Dust Diesel and Dust offers visually stimulating images of Africa offer a multifaceted view of the continent in this recollection that is at once a history, a meditation, a travel memoir, and a tribute. More details

The Sea of Wise Insects A remarkable and gripping tale with shades of Jeanette Winterson and JM Coetzee, Sea of Wise Insects's exquisite prose is a delight. Fate has it in for the oddball loner secretary Alice Wolfe. Not only has she lost her dog, Pluto, her husband-to-be, Ralp More details

The Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology 2011 The inaugural European Union Sol Plaatje Poetry Competition Anthology honours the spirit of the legendary intellectual giant, Sol Plaatje, the activist, linguist and translator, novelist, journalist and leader More details

The Last Sushi South Africans calling for our moral compass to be reactivated need look no further than Zapiro’s latest annual, The Last Sushi. More details

Swimming in the Sun A delightful new series by Jenny Hatton exquisitely brought to life by award-winning illustrator, Joan Rankin. More details

Moving House A delightful new series by Jenny Hatton exquisitely brought to life by award-winning illustrator, Joan Rankin. More details

Finding Aunt Joan A delightful new series by Jenny Hatton exquisitely brought to life by award-winning illustrator, Joan Rankin. More details

Roberts Guide to the Nests and Eggs of Southern African Birds This new field guide deals with the nesting habits of the 730 bird species known to breed in southern Africa. It is set out in a standard field-guide format (text pages facing colour plates), covering 4–5 species per double-page spread. The information gi More details

Zimbabwe in Transition Zimbabwe’s transition to democracy in the post-independence era has been a very difficult one. To date, there have been a number of sustained efforts by various local, regional and international actors to move Zimbabwe towards democracy as well as attempt More details

Best of Getaway Gallery The Best of Getaway Gallery is a celebration of the photographers who constantly brave hot and cold, rain and shine, early mornings and late nights to capture the unbelievable pictures that are submitted to Getaway magazine every month. More details

Sappi Tree Spotting: Highlands Sappi Tree Spotting Highlands follows the simple Sappi Tree Spotting system of looking for the Right Trees in the Right Places, and most indigenous trees in the Highlands are found in rocky areas, on ridges, in kloofs, or along stretches of natural unspoi More details

Why Dog is Afraid of Storms Have you ever wondered why dogs are so afraid of thunder storms? More details

Who's Afraid of the Dark? Sanele is afraid of the dark. She hears strange noises and can’t sleep. She thinks there are monsters under her bed and a lion in the house. What will help Sanele sleep at night? More details

The Pothole at the End of the Rainbow Another satirical winner from this sharp and witty creative team. The motley crew of Madam, Eve, Thandi and Mother Anderson are like old friends to most South Africans and their dysfunctional, chaotic and totally recognisable South African household is an More details

African Solutions This volume is a result of research into the policies, programmes and experiences identified as best practices in the Country Review Reports (CRRs) of twelve countries published under the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), from Algeria, Benin, Burkina More details

From Debt to Riches In this easy-to-read guide, Phumelele Ndumo addresses the financial problems of ordinary South Africans who are battling with garnishee orders, admin orders, debt counselling, paying university fees, buying homes etc. She talks about finance issues in suc More details

The MadibaMindset Here is a book that asks you to dream for a moment – what could you achieve if you understood and applied the philosophies and practices that equipped Nelson Mandela to grow from rural herd boy to world-famous political prisoner, to internationally admire More details

Mapping South Africa Mapping South Africa will be welcomed as a landmark in providing the first survey of the fascinating story of maps and mapmaking in the subcontinent. Beginning with the Portuguese voyages of exploration in the late 15th century, the book explores the atte More details

Hear Me Alone The daring author of A Man Who is Not a Man has challenged the conventional once again with his wonderfully original second novel, Here Me Alone.Written as a re-imagining of the Nativity Story, Here Me Alone offers an imaginative alternative to the story More details

African Delights African Delights is a unique literary journey through some critical moments in South African history. The journey begins in Sophiatown of the 1950s, one of the most definitive periods in South African urban culture. This part of the book is in dialogue an More details

Planet Savage Planet Savage is a story narrated by Leungo, a nine-year old with a very interesting outlook on life; he views his parents as good-for-nothing savages who care only for themselves; who drink themselves silly with friends who come round every day, leaving More details

Worlds in One Country Worlds in One Country is a compact, inclusive history of writing in South Africa from the nineteenth century to 1994 that crosses boundaries of language and colour, including prose, poetry and theatre. It is an accessible story rather than a theoretical a More details

The Dancing and the Death on Lemon Street "Violence rendered things visible”, writes Denis Hirson in this beautifully crafted, musical story, which is as much about seeing how people lived at that time as it is about desire, loneliness and the desperate, blind need for revenge.Lemon Street runs d More details

The Hyena and the Seven Little Kids Gogo Goat warns her seven little kids not to let Hyena into the house while she is gone. More details

The Magic Fish One day, a poor fisherman catches a magic talking fish, which he immediately sets free. More details

Thando Rocker Join Thando Rocker on his journey to the big soccer game, dare to dream and become your own hero. Like Thando, you too can overcome your fears and celebrate your own successes. More details

Kader Asmal (Hardcover) Kader Asmal was one of the most respected senior statesmen in South Africa.He lived a rich and varied life, in all the twists and turns of which he has displayed boundless energy, a sharp mind and deep commitment to human rights and democratic values. More details

Rivonia's Children Rivonia’s Children is the harrowing and inspiring account of a number of white Jewish activists who risked their lives to battle apartheid when South Africa plunged into an era of darkness in the 1960s from which it has only recently emerged. More details

My Father, My Monster Former TV journalist and now police spokesman McIntosh Polela has been on the television screens for many years. Bright, articulate and charismatic, his career looks dazzling. But behind McIntosh’s smile, a troubled past haunts him. More details

UN Peacekeeping in Africa Nearly half of all UN peacekeeping missions in the post–Cold War era have been in Africa, and the continent currently hosts the greatest number (and also the largest) of such missions in the world. More details

Hope, Pain and Patience As in many post-conflict countries, the roles played by women during Sudan’s long-lasting liberation struggle continue to go unrecognised. Thousands of women joined the southern liberation struggle in response to a political situation that affected whole More details

Freedom Never Rests Freedom Never Rests is the much-awaited second novel from James Kilgore. It is an extraordinary novel which portrays the historical roots of the service delivery revolts that have swept South Africa in recent years. More details

To See the Mountain and Other Stories The shortlisted stories for the 2011 Caine Prize - often referred to as the 'African Booker Prize' - offer five memorable snapshots of life on the African continent in all its diversity. More details

Fred and I and a Dash of Pepper Fred and I and a Dash of Pepper is Lauren Singer’s inspirational and heartfelt story, told through the eyes of her service dogs Fred and Pepper, about the daily triumphs and defeats of living with Multiple Sclerosis. More details

The Zombie and the Moon From the imagination of Peter Merrington, author of Zebra Crossings: Tales from the Shaman’s Record, comes an eclectic tale, woven with folklore, fairy tale and magic, that draws urban shaman Malibongwe Ngingingini and his beloved apprentice, Anna Persens More details

Bush War - The Road to Cuito Cuanavale For almost fifteen years South Africa was involved in a civil war in Angola, the so-called Bush War, on behalf of the UNITA faction. The climax of this portrayed conflict was the battle of Cuito Cuanavale, the largest military engagement on African soil s More details

Animals of Southern Africa Filled with fascinating facts, this series looks at the extraordinary animals living in southern Africa. More details

Africa Trek 2 Three years, eleven countries, 1,200 families, 14,000 kilometers of adventures while walking in the footsteps of mankind through the Cradle of Life. More details

The First President John Dube is a revered and important figure in the history of South Africa. He was a leading member of the educated African elite in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a clergyman and teacher, the founder of Ohlange Institute near Durban. More details

African Pens 2011 Write! Africa Write! SAPEN brings you a brand new anthology of writings from Africa, a collection that will give the reader insight into what African writers are experiencing and writing about in the new decade. More details

Claudette Schreuders Claudette Schreuders is known for her distinctive carved and painted wooden sculptures. The book includes beautiful reproductions of more than 70 sculptures alongside prints, drawings and pages from the artist’s sketchbooks that provide insight into her r More details

Women: South Africans of Indian Origin Women: South Africans of Indian origin steps into a critical gap in our understanding of our evolution into a society united in its diversity. The changing status of Indian women over the last century and a half has been a remarkable journey of triumph ov More details