Jacana Media imprint: 154 books

Mr Bitcoin

How I became a millionaire at 21

by Mpho Dagada
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2018

It is 2018 and we find ourselves in a world where it is possible and seemingly not uncommon to become a self-made millionaire at a very early age.Most of the time, the road to riches is a closely guarded secret, until now. Jacana Media presents Mpho Dagada, one such young, self-made millionaire who...
by Raymond Suttner
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017

Jacana Media is proud to make this important book available again, now with a completely new introduction. First published by Oceanbooks, New York and Melbourne and University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg in 2001, the book was short-listed for the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award in 2002.In the public...

The Long View

Getting Beyond the Drama of South Africa's Headlines

by J. P. Landman
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013

In this consideration, respected trend analyst JP Landman focuses on the South African economy, examining its history, its current state, and what he perceives as its future fate. By questioning and challenging the preconceived ideas and the media-portrayed examples of what members of the public might...
by Bonang Matheba
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017

Bonang Matheba has built up her brand, making her face the most recognisable one in South Africa.Is this a self-help book? Not quite. This is the story of how a girl from Mafikeng in the North West found her face next to that of Halle Berry's in a worldwide Revlon campaign. The most important lesson...

Spearheading Debate

Culture Wars & Uneasy Truces

by Steven C Dubin
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...

Brutal Legacy

A memoir

by Tracy Going
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018

“Searing, heartbreaking, triumphant: Brutal Legacy is for anyone who's been punched in the face by someone they loved and then stood up again. It's for every mother who has run, every sister who has picked up the pieces and every friend who hasn't fled. It's for every brother who's cried and for...

(Un)covering Men

Rewriting Masculinity and Health in South Africa

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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012

Between 2009 and 2011, journalism fellows of the HIV & AIDS Media Project undertook in-depth research looking to write about men, masculinity, and HIV in a new way, and the result is this compendium of articles, blogs, and photo essays. It showcases a diversity of men, each facing a unique context...

Kgalema Motlanthe

A Political Biography

by Ebrahim Harvey
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013

Presenting a superb account of a man characterized by his reticence, this biography offers a rare and thorough insight into the life of one of South Africa’s most powerful: Kgalema Motlanthe. From Motlanthe’s ancestral family to his political awakenings as he discovered the African National Congress,...

50 Shades of Greed

The Services SETA, Warts and All

by Ivor Blumenthal
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014

Who are the heroes and villains of the Skills Revolution? How have political parties and trade unions benefitted from their association with the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA)? Is a democratic and peaceful transformation possible in the South African and African context? Telling...

The Travelling Rabbi

My African Tribe

by Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013

Tracing the journeys of the “Travelling Rabbi,” this book highlights Rabbi Silberhaft’s invaluable work in Africa, from caring for the graves of the forgotten and performing wedding ceremonies to providing kosher food and religious insight to various communities. Including numerous stories—some...
by Kopano Matlwa
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008

An important rumination on youth in modern-day South Africa, this haunting debut novel tells the story of two extraordinary young women who have grown up black in white suburbs and must now struggle to find their identities. The rich and pampered Ofilwe has taken her privileged lifestyle for granted,...
by Raquel Lewis, Liza Smit
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2019

On 22 November 1977, 40 years ago, Robert Smit and his wife Jean were brutally murdered in their Springs home. They were shot and stabbed several times. The words RAU TEM were spray-painted in red on the walls. A high-ranking member of the National Party, Robert Smit was involved in probable sanctions-busting...

A Simple Man

KASRILS and the ZUMA ENIGMA

by Ronnie Kasrils
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018

A gripping page-turner that courageously exposes the intrigues underway and threats to our young democracy.Ronnie Kasrils's insights into Jacob Zuma in A Simple Man, both shocking and revelatory, are vividly illuminated through this story, from their shared history in the underground to Kasrils's...

Struggle Continues

50 Years of Tyranny in Zimbabwe

by David Coltart
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016

David Coltart is one of the most prominent political and human rights figures in Zimbabwe. Born and schooled in Zimbabwe, he trained in law at the University of Cape Town, and has served as principal defence counsel for a wide range of Zimbabwean politicians who have fallen afoul of Robert Mugabe’s...
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