Jacana: 156 books
Entrepreneurship 101
Tackling the Basics of Business Start-Up in South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Entrepreneurship 101 aims to educate South Africans about the fundamentals of entrepreneurship while looking at a uniquely South African business environment. This book will help aspirant entrepreneurs understand the very basics of running a business in South Africa. It will discuss what entrepreneurship...
by Samantha Cowen
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
“My name is Samantha and I’m an alcoholic."“At the time of writing, I’ve been sober for 13 years, 11months and 16 days. And yes I still count. I promised Iwould never speak about it publicly until my childrenunderstood what that meant, that mommy was an alcoholic.I think they may have...
Still Grazing
The Musical Journey of Hugh Masekela
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Hugh Masekela is a prodigiously talented giant of jazz and world music, and a pioneer in sharing the voice and spirit of South Africa with the rest of the world, but his globetrotting tale transcends music. First published in the USA in 2004, this autobiography shares with rich detail Masekela’s...
Tommy Boys, Lesbian Men, and Ancestral Wives
Female Same-Sex Practices in Africa
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2006
A vivid portrait of homosexual African women, this collection of essays examines and celebrates same-sex practices while acknowledging their taboo status in many African cultures. From Uganda to Namibia, governmental homophobia and female strength are among the thoroughly discussed issues.
With My Head above the Parapet
An Insider Account of the ANC in Power
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Ben Turok, a former antiapartheid activist and veteran ANC MP, played a key role in the writing of the Freedom Charter, in particular its chapter dealing with economic equality. In November 2011, he broke party ranks and did not vote for the controversial Protection of Information Bill, also known...
The Class of '79
Three Students Who Risked Their Lives to Destroy Apartheid
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Out of the class of 1979 at Rhodes University one of the quietest girls in the class, Marion Sparg joined the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC) Umkhonto we Sizwe, trained in exile in Angola, and was eventually convicted of bombing three police stations. The Cape Times journalist Zubeida...
by Melinda Ferguson, Lindiwe Hani
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
When Chris Hani, leader of the South African Communist Party and heir apparent to Nelson Mandela, was brutally slain in his driveway in April 1993, he left a shocked and grieving South Africa on the precipice of civil war. But to 12-year-old Lindiwe, it was the love of her life, her daddy, who had...
Reflecting Rogue
Inside the Mind of a Feminist
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Reflecting Rogue is the much anticipated and brilliant collection of experimental autobiographical essays on power, pleasure and South African culture by Professor Pumla Dineo Gqola.In her most personal book to date, written from classic Gqola anti-racist, feminist perspectives, Reflecting Rogue delivers...
by Garth Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Aimed at informing and educating on wildlife guiding in Africa’s many diverse parks and safari areas, this resource provides aspiring navigators with complete information on the necessary qualifications and requirements to gain access to this growing field. A wide range of subjects are expertly...
by Richard Pithouse
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Richard Pithouse, an activist intellectual who has been an important contributor to the South African public sphere for twenty years, offers a penetrating andbeautifully written exploration of the escalating crisis in South Africa in the Zuma era. Writing the Decline, often written with a view from...
Spearheading Debate
Culture Wars & Uneasy Truces
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
As South Africa’s democracy matures, this book raises pertinent questions: How does the state mediate between traditional tribal authority and constitutional law in matters such as initiation customs or the rights of women, children, and homosexual people? What are the limitations on artistic...
by Philani Dladla
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
Meet Philani Dladla who has one of the most inspiring young South African stories you’re ever likely to encounter. An avid reader with an insatiable desire for knowledge, Philani has used his love for books to overcome drug addiction and change his lot in life – while trying to do the same for...
Freedom Rider
10 000 kms by Mountain Bike Across South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Freedom Rider is an adventure in extreme endurance sport, as well as an inquiry into the unique story of our fascinating country. When journalist Kevin Davie started riding his mountain bike in remote, wide-open South African spaces he found himself on a 10 000 km journey that tested his courage and...
Crashed
How Trashing a Ferrari Saved My Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
To celebrate her 14-year clean and sober birthday, Ferguson organises to take a R3.2 million Ferrari California out on a test drive for the day. Twenty minutes before she returns the car, she is involved in a spectacular car crash, during which she experiences a near-death collision. The crash is...