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Launch of Consistent or Confused by Oscar van Heerden
Mbeki’s vision of an African Renaissance was a mammoth undertaking. At the centre of this was the determination that the continent needed to demonstrate that Africa’s challenges could, and indeed...
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Launch of Thungachi poems by Francine Simon
With expert, elegant and economical verse, Thungachi blends ancestral Catholic mysticism and ancient folk Hinduism to create new and essential portraits of modern South African-Indian identity and...
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Women in Dark Times an Evening with Jacqueline Rose
Jacqueline Rose’s book begins with three remarkable women: revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg; German–Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon, persecuted by family tragedy and Nazism; film icon and...
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Launch of Age of Discovery by Ian Goldin
The present is a contest between the bright and dark sides of discovery. To avoid being torn apart by its stresses, we need to recognize the fact and gain courage and wisdom from the past. Age of...
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Launch of You Lost Me by Marita van der Vyver @ Alliance Francaise du Cup
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Book Blogger and Bookstagrammer Meet Up @ the Lounge
Calling all Cape Town Book Bloggers, Bookstagrammers and BookTubers! There’s nothing better than getting together as a bookish community and we want to do so with all of you! So come along to the Book...
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Bekendstelling van HemelBesem: God Praat Afrikaans deur Simon Witbooi
Luister na die braste, wat kruisbeen oppie trap sit. Behalwe entertainment, kry ’n taste wat Afrikaaps is! Aitsa, sy boots het stars .. Aitsa, hy’s soe die star … Aitsa, gloe dis waar .. Hy’s John...
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Launch of Men of the Mendi by Brenda Shepherd
This is the story of the sinking of the SS Mendi during WW1, the bravery of the men on board and the ensuing inquiry conducted by the Board of Trade in London. The story follows the small band of...
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Launch of Easy Motion Tourist by Leye Adenle
Easy Motion Tourist is a compelling crime novel set in contemporary Lagos. It features Guy Collins, a British hack who stumbles into the murky underworld of the city. A woman’s mutilated body is...
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Launch of Dancing the Death Drill by Fred Khumalo
‘Be quiet and be calm, my countrymen, for what is taking place is exactly what you came to do… Brothers, we are drilling the death drill .’ – Reverend Isaac Wauchope Dyobha Paris, 1958. A skirmish in...
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Launch of Change by Jay Naidoo
Unless there is significant change, the world is heading for an explosion. The growing gap between rich and poor is dangerous and unsustainable. The plundering of resources is damaging our planet....
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Launch of Fatima Meer: Memories of Love and Struggle edited by Shamim Meer
At just 17, Fatima Meer threw herself into resisting racism, her first public act of defiance in a long and pioneering political life. Despite assassination attempts, she persevered on the courageous...
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