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Grogan's 100 Best Cartoons
Tony Grogan has become something of a national institution: he has been drawing political cartoons for the Cape Times and other newspapers since the 1970s and commenting on our national life with his characteristic humour that often goes right home.
Don't Joke
Covering all the catastrophes, conundrums, foibles, and fantasies of a tumultuous 12 months, this anthology brings together South Africa's most prominent cartoonists--from the old guard of Dov Fedler, Fred Mouton, and Tony Grogan to the groundbreaking new generation led by Brandan Reynolds, Sifiso Yalo, and Jeremy Nell--to create a pungent potpourri of the year's best political cartoons. Discerning cartoon readers and politically aware individuals will find caricatures created from the top headlines over the past year, including Mbeki's global meltdown, President Obama's election, the Gaza bombings, Somali pirates, swine flu, Mugabe's madness, the Dalai Lama's no-show, Eskom excuses, and much more.
History after Apartheid
The democratic election of Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa in 1994 marked the demise of apartheid and the beginning of a new struggle to define the nation’s past. History after Apartheid analyzes how, in the midst of the momentous shift to an inclusive democracy, South Africa’s visual and material culture represented the past while at the same time contributing to the process of social transformation. Considering attempts to invent and recover historical icons and narratives, art historian Annie E. Coombes examines how strategies for embodying different models of historical knowledge and experience are negotiated in public culture—in monuments, museums, and contemporary fin...
South Africa in the Global Imaginary
This award-winning collection of essays about culture and identity was written from the perspective of post-apartheid South Africa. Voted best special issue of 2001 by the Council of Editors of Learned Journal.
Fig Jam and Foxtrot
A delightful combination of anecdotes and recipes straight from the heart of the fictional Karoo village of Corriebush. Author Lynn Bedford Hall has created a cast of characters and placed them in the kitchens, cafés and stoeps of this charming village, where gossip is as essential an ingredient as a well-chopped onion. Share the stories and recipes of Rosa, the local Italian beauty, homely Betsie, whose baking captivated a Scotsman, and Olympia, the tragic Greek widow who touched Daleen’s heart. Each of the six chapters includes a vignette of one of the women who call Corriebush home, followed by some of their favourite recipes, chosen to represent their diversity while capturing the essence of wholesome country cooking. Lynn’s unique style of writing makes her a perennial favourite and Fig Jam and Foxtrot is sure to appeal to anyone who appreciates a good tale, as well as a good dish.
Spies at Work
A history of The Economic League in the UK from 1917 to its collapse in 1993. In this revision of the original text, published in 1994, the continuing activity of some elements of the League's organisation is tracked into the twenty first century.
Return to Corriebush
To anyone who has read or owns a copy of Fig Jam and Foxtrot, this sequel will be welcomed with open arms. Once again, the gentle kind-hearted but nosey women of Corriebush get together for a cup of tea, a slice of cake and a gossip, and along the way present the reader with four more stories and over 90 delectable recipes. This is a book to be savoured and enjoyed while reading the heart-warming stories about Flora the retired nurse, Jacoba the pianist, and Estrelita the trapeze artist, or the tragic fact-based tale of Sara, a young Voortrekker girl. Share with friends and family one of Lynn’s superb dishes, tailored to suit today’s tastes – how about Tomato Tartlets with Olives, Pesto and Pecorino, or what about Savoury Lamb Chops or Roasted Peaches? And to those readers who have yet to experience the people, stories and food of this small Karoo town, pull up a chair, put up your feet, and enjoy!
Fred
Lauren Singer of Cape Town was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis nearly 15 years ago. For the past eight years, her closest companion has been Fred, a Golden Retriever trained as a guide-dog. Lauren has now written a book, using Fred as the narrator, about the relationship between the two.
Fred and I and a Dash of Pepper
An inspirational and heartfelt story told through the eyes of Lauren Singer’s service dogs Fred and Pepper, this memoir chronicles the daily triumphs and defeats of living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Beautifully illustrated, it follows Fred and Pepper as they recount daily life, from their mischievous adventures of escaping through the gate to sharing the devastating news of the passing of Lauren’s father. Amusing and heartwarming, this narrative about the relationship between a person with disabilities and her dogs is sure to enlighten readers about MS while it entertains.
Hunting the Seven
In 1986, seven young men were shot and killed by police in Gugulethu in Cape Town. The nation was told they were part of a 'terrorist' MK cell plotting an attack on a police unit. An inquest followed, then a dramatic trial in 1987 and a second inquest in 1989 that again exonerated the police. Finally, ten years later, Eugene de Kock's Vlakplaas unit was exposed at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for having planned and executed the cold-blooded killings. Yet their real agenda remained a mystery. In Hunting the Seven, Beverley Roos-Muller reveals her own decades-long connection to the case and her search for the truth of their deaths that has been shrouded in lies and mystery. Sifting through the evidence, and interviewing many of those involved, Roos-Muller reveals that it was Vlakplaas's only operation in the Western Cape and behind it lay a shocking secret.
