Jacana: 156 books
Mr Bitcoin
How I became a millionaire at 21
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2018
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.Most of the time, the road to riches is a closely guarded secret, until now. Jacana Media presents Mpho Dagada, one such young, self-made millionaire who...
by Raymond Suttner
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Jacana Media is proud to make this important book available again, now with a completely new introduction. First published by Oceanbooks, New York and Melbourne and University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg in 2001, the book was short-listed for the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award in 2002.In the public...
50 Shades of Greed
The Services SETA, Warts and All
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Who are the heroes and villains of the Skills Revolution? How have political parties and trade unions benefitted from their association with the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA)? Is a democratic and peaceful transformation possible in the South African and African context? Telling...
The Travelling Rabbi
My African Tribe
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Tracing the journeys of the “Travelling Rabbi,” this book highlights Rabbi Silberhaft’s invaluable work in Africa, from caring for the graves of the forgotten and performing wedding ceremonies to providing kosher food and religious insight to various communities. Including numerous stories—some...
by Kopano Matlwa
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
An important rumination on youth in modern-day South Africa, this haunting debut novel tells the story of two extraordinary young women who have grown up black in white suburbs and must now struggle to find their identities. The rich and pampered Ofilwe has taken her privileged lifestyle for granted,...
by Raquel Lewis, Liza Smit
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2019
On 22 November 1977, 40 years ago, Robert Smit and his wife Jean were brutally murdered in their Springs home. They were shot and stabbed several times. The words RAU TEM were spray-painted in red on the walls. A high-ranking member of the National Party, Robert Smit was involved in probable sanctions-busting...
by Bonang Matheba
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Bonang Matheba has built up her brand, making her face the most recognisable one in South Africa.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 a worldwide Revlon campaign. The most important lesson...
A Simple Man
KASRILS and the ZUMA ENIGMA
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
A gripping page-turner that courageously exposes the intrigues underway and threats to our young democracy.Ronnie Kasrils's insights into Jacob Zuma in A Simple Man, both shocking and revelatory, are vividly illuminated through this story, from their shared history in the underground to Kasrils's...
Struggle Continues
50 Years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
David Coltart is one of the most prominent political and human rights figures in Zimbabwe. Born and schooled in Zimbabwe, he trained in law at the University of Cape Town, and has served as principal defence counsel for a wide range of Zimbabwean politicians who have fallen afoul of Robert Mugabe’s...
Up in Arms
Pursuing Accountability for the Arms Deal in Parliament
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
“This book is not so much a political autobiography as an account from a personal point of view of a momentous series of events in the life of South Africa’s second democratic Parliament, and my role in them as a public representative, when the executive and legislature faced each other in a standoff...
by Grizelda Grootboom
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
Exit! is the story of Grizelda Grootboom life of prostitution and her ultimate escape from it all. Grizelda's life was dramatically changed when she was gang raped at the age of nine by teenagers in her township. Her story starts there. It is a story about the cycle of poverty, family abandonment,...
by Fred Khumalo
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
This multilayered family saga is a riveting tale of love, betrayal, and a search for identity—sexual and otherwise. Sis Lettie, the streetwise philosopher of the shebeens and entrepreneur par excellence, and her son Kokoroshe, a street urchin turned lawyer, are at the center of this dark and understated novel.
Empty Plate
Why We Are Losing the Battle for Our Food System, Why It Matters, and How We Can Win It Back
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Why is it that food prices are so high that millions of South African families go hungry, while the prices paid to farmers for that same food are so low that many cannot stay in business? Why are the people who produce our food – farmworkers – among the most insecure of all? Why do high levels...
New Markets, New Mindsets
Creating Wealth with South Africa's Low-Income Communities Through Partnership and Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
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...