Tafelberg: 581 books

The R250-million upgrades to President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla estate have tainted his image in the eyes of South Africa and the world. It may even signal the demise of his presidency. The story of Nkandla goes back to 2004 and Zuma’s connection to Shabir Shaik. In the ensuing years, there have been...

Much of the country's political future is determined by the ANC's internal elections. Here political analyst Susan Booysen gives an incisive breakdown of the cutthroat elections of Polokwane in 2007 and Mangaung in 2012, which will set a course for the party and its potential for renewal for years to come - and for South Africa.

Unless it can improve its universities, Africa risks losing out in a globalised knowledge economy. Yet many African universities, including South Africa's, are under threat with policies and management styles too frequently inimical to academic quality. Focusing on recent developments at the University...

The battle for Mangaung will be lost and won on different fronts, as was the case at Polokwane. Astute political observer Aubrey Matshiqi takes a sharp look at the various players, from the intelligence community to the courts, the alliance and the media, as he casts his searchlight on the 'deep state',...

The post-Apartheid era shows fascinating echoes of the era after the Boer War: Afrikaners learning that they can win by 'losing', the trade-off between vengeance and forbearance, and a worrying trajectory towards nationalism. Efforts to reconcile 'the nation' are treacherous and demand trade-offs....

South African women's fertility poses a puzzle: despite immense poverty, our population is growing very slowly, against all international experience. Sadly, this cannot be attributed to the empowerment of women... Activist and analyst Rhoda Kadalie and her daughter Julia Pollak take a hard look at...

The story behind the story of a copyright saga that made international headlines. After Solomon Linda, a struggling South African musician, composed what became the world-renowned song The Lion Sleeps Tonight, he signed away his rights. Copyright expert Owen Dean tells the gripping story of the battle...

Partymaal draai die lewe anders uit as wat jy dit in jou wildste drome voorgestel het. Vir Willem van Vuuren is die hoërskool eerder ’n nagmerrie as die avontuur waarop hy gehoop het. Want almal eis hulle pond vleis van hom: Daar is die vreemde karakters in die kunsklas waarin hy per ongeluk beland,...

’n Wetenskaplike van Cardiff-Universiteit het 'n formule gevind om te bereken wanneer 'n blou Maandag mens gaan tref. Hy sê dit is die weer minus jou skuld, vermenigvuldig met die dae wat verby is sedert Kersfees, wat dan gedeel moet word die som van jou lae motiveringsvlakke en jou behoefte om...

Zed is just an ordinary boy living an ordinary life when one day he discovers a secret box, long-hidden, crammed with clues and secrets that might just change his life forever. This school edition of SuperZero is included in the Department of Basic Education’s National Catalogue for Senior Phase...

Tommy, the newcomer at Colliery Primary, wears a balaclava to school every day. Why? What could possibly be underneath? A terrible scar? Some alien life form? Dumisani and Doogle, aka the Doo Dudes and best friends in the world, are determined to find out. Whatever it takes. This school edition of...

Oliver Strange’s life in London is all very normal until his father disappears in the wilds of the Okavango Swamps while collecting frog data. When Oliver goes in search of his dad, he is captured and things go from bad to worse. He soon discovers his knowledge of reading maps and his Swiss Army...

Hannes lewe vir kuns, Anton vir dans. Maar dan vind Anton uit hy het Vigs. In ’n laaste poging om Anton se lewe te vier, probeer Hannes sy vriend in ’n skildery in die middel van ’n hoë sprong vasvang: soos ’n feniks wat verrys uit die as. Vlerkdans is bekroon met ’n Goue Sanlam-prys vir...

’n Ekologiese ramp tref die aarde: alge begin die oseane oorgroei en bedreig alle lewe in die see. Terwyl Anna se ouers probeer uitvind wat dit veroorsaak het, en hoe om dit te keer, stel Anna net in een ding belang: ’n antieke dolk wat sy in die see gevind het. Sy glo dit het meer as tweehonderd...