Books from Jacana Media
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Between the Tides: In Search of Sea Turtles
By George HughesA passionate account by an ardent conservationist who records his experiences while undertaking fundamental research, this book details how sea turtles are suddenly struggling to survive, largely because of harm that has been done to the ...
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Afropolis: City Media Art
By Kerstin Pinther, Larissa Forster, Christian HanussekThe opening anecdote illustrates important connections between matatu life and gender and class but it also makes evident some important aspects of the nature of urban culture and modern life in Kenya. The young men who work on these ...
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The Mail & Guardian A-Z of South African Politics: The Essential Handbook
By Barbara Ludman, Paul Stober... with security - related matters interrupted by his five - year tenure as minister of water affairs and forestry . Kasrils's appointment was something of a surprise , although he was rumoured to have coveted the job for some time .
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Cultivated Plants of Southern Africa: Botanical Names, Common Names, Origins, Literature
By H. F. GlenHura . in European Garden Flora 5 : 79–80 . 2. Radcliffe Smith , A. 1987. Hura . in Flora of tropical East Africa Euphorbiaceae 2 : 397–398 . 4498.000 Euphorbia aeruginosa Schweick . S Afr + Zim alcicornis A.Berger Origin unknown ...
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Living Positively with HIV, Pakachere (Malawi)
How do I know if I am HIV positive ? Live positively with HIV and AIDS .. - Talk to someone who can help you – Mphatso's story .. - How to tell someone you are HIV positive How to tell you are HIV positive ... - Take care of your mind ...
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Positively Alive: Living with HIV and AIDS : a Path to Inner Healing
By Alan BrandHowever , research continues to show the benefits that acceptance of the virus , and having a positive attitude to one's body , as well as an optimistic outlook on life in general , can have on people living with HIV .
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Hope, Pain & Patience: The Lives of Women in South Sudan
By Friederike Bubenzer, Orly SternLife in the post-conflict period continues to be challenging, as women try to carve out a meaningful life in a tenuous peace. This volume documents the lives of different groups of women in South Sudan.
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The Big Bad Bitterkomix Handbook
By Anton Kannemeyer, Conrad BotesTheir assault on mainstream Afrikaner culture has continued to be challenging, outrageous and controversial. This book is an essential chronicle, catalogue and visual cornucopia of the work of the Bitterkomix artists -- from Pub. info.
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Bitterkomix Annual 2008
By Anton Kannemeyer, Conrad BotesMarked by an all-encompassing irony, a destruction of cultural taboos, and a love of cutting edge graphic art, the collection is a testament to the contentious history of Bitterkomix and its attacks on the Afrikaner culture and language ...
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Voices from the Forest: Celebrating Nature and Culture in Xhosaland
By Tony Dold, Michelle CocksThis is a serious detriment as natural resources have been a reliant for underprivileged people who gain food, fuel, medicines, and building materials from wild plants.
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Great People, Great Places: Stories of segregation, 1930s-1951
By Lauren Segal, Cynthia Kros"This series contains six books that explore the history and heritage of South Africa. The first five books in the series contain stories of people and events from different historical periods. ..
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Pilanesberg Guide
By Jacana EducationThis guide will greatly enhance your wildlife experience and will expand your knowledge of this South African park.
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Sappi Tree Spotting: Bushveld, Including Pilanesberg and Magaliesberg
By Rina Grant, Val ThomasSappi Tree spotting is a new, easy method of tree identification, written for the newcomer to an area, as well as the experienced tree enthusiast.
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Sappi
Ceropegia , Brachystelma and Riocreuxia in southern Africa . ... Transvaal wild flowers . ... Vegetation of South Africa , Lesotho and Swaziland ( A companion to the vegetation map of South Africa , Lesotho and Swaziland ) .
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The Zombie and the Moon: More Tales from the Shaman's Record
By Peter James MerringtonSequel to: Zebra crossings: tales from the shaman's record.
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Truth is a Strange Fruit: A Personal Journey Through the Apartheid War
By David BeresfordHe has woven through the book the love letters of John Harris - the 'station bomber', awaiting execution on Pretoria's death row. In combination, these paint an often harrowing and heart-breaking, but brilliant picture of South Africa.
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Troublemakers: The Best of South Africa's Investigative Journalism
By Margaret Renn, Anton HarberChamane said officials at all levels, including senior civil servants and policemen at station level, were responsible for many deaths "because of direct or indirect involvement in the taxi industry". "It is very dangerous.
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Help Stop Violence Against Women
By Soul CityHelp Stop Violence Against Women
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The Elephants and I: Pursuing a Dream in Troubled Zimbabwe
By Sharon PincottSometimes, when there were no elephants in sight, I sat on the edge of one of the mineral-lick excavations (created by the elephants), imagining that the surface of the moon might look something like this. At one time it was flat ground ...
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Primary Clinical Care Manual
MANAGEMENT Advice and reassurance Often a careful discussion about what happens in menopause will help the patient to deal with many of the symptoms . • Explain what menopause is and that it is a normal process . REFER any patient with ...