by bookadmin | Jul 11, 2014 | Education, Featured, News, South Africa
Children in schools around Gauteng will be able to share the rich story of former President Nelson Mandela, thanks to a book drive by the provincial Education Department. Launched on Friday by the department, in partnership with Lead SA, the book drive aims to get...
by bookadmin | Nov 18, 2013 | Contemporary, Featured, News, South Africa, UK
It was a great loss to hear of the death of Doris Lessing, however she had lived a great and creative life in her 94 years. Lessing won the Nobel-prize for Literature in 2007 for her books, among more than 50 and most noticeably The Golden Notebook and The Grass is...
by bookadmin | Apr 25, 2012 | Africa, Biography, Featured, News, South Africa
The If Man: Dr Leander Starr Jameson, the Inspiration for Kipling’s Masterpiece Dr Leander Starr Jameson, the inspiration for Kipling’s masterpiece A rollicking biography of Dr Leander Starr Jameson—hero, rogue and rascal of Empire and the man who inspired...
by bookadmin | Sep 23, 2011 | Featured, News, South Africa
Luka Jantjie: Resistance Hero Of The South African Frontier by Kevin Shillington Luka Jantjie is a much neglected hero of resistance to British colonialism. His place in South African history has tended to be overshadowed by events elsewhere in the region. This book...
