Download or read book A Leaf for Bongani written by Claire Ishi Ayetoro and published by Equal Age. This book was released on 2022-01-27 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Congo, a herd of giraffe dream of a land of acacia trees. When the dry season comes, Bongani and his herd must move north with the rains to find it, but the Congo can be a dangerous place. Especially for giraffe. On their way, they meet old friends and treacherous foes. In the sweet lilt of poetry, this story paints a poignant image of a struggle we can all identify with. Join Bongani and his family on a wondrous journey as they travel toward their destination: a land of peace.
Download or read book The Man Who Founded the ANC written by Bongani Ngqulunga and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1912, just over a year after returning from his studies at Columbia and Oxford, the thirty-year-old Pixley ka Isaka Seme succeeded where others had failed in forming a political organisation that represented all black South Africans. Seme also established a national newspaper, became one of the pioneering black lawyers in South Africa, bought land from white farmers for black settlement at the time when opposition to it was gaining momentum, became an adviser and confidant to African royalty, and was considered a leading visionary for black economic empowerment. And yet, when he became president general of the ANC in the 1930s, he brought it to its knees through sheer ineptitude and an authoritarian style of leadership. On more than one occasion he was found guilty for breaching the law, which partly led to him being struck off the roll of attorneys. This book discusses in detail Seme’s extraordinary life, tracing it back to his humble beginnings at Inanda Mission to his triumphs and disappointments across the continents, in his public and private life. When Seme died in 1951 he was bankrupt and his political standing had suffered greatly. And yet he was praised as one of the greatest South Africans ever to have lived. For all this, he has largely been forgotten. This biography brings the remarkable life of this extraordinary South Africa back to public consciousness.
Download or read book Bongani written by Leonard Zett and published by Janssen Verlag. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographer Leonard Zett presents a collection of erotic images of his favourite model - the African athlete Bongani - in this small format, hardcover photo book. Stunning, b/w images make this an exciting, exclusive must-have book for admirers of the black male form.
Download or read book Our Ghosts Were Once People written by Bongani Kona and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I would get out of the car at every shopping centre and want to ask the stranger walking by with their trolley: "Why are you still shopping? Someone I love has died."' – Dela Gwala Death is a fact of life, but the experience of grief is unique to each of us. This timely collection brings together a range of voices to offer refl ections on death and dying, from individual losses to large scale catastrophes. Karin Schimke revisits her troubled relationship with her late father, a Second World War survivor 'whose brain had been broken by violence'. Madeleine Fullard, the head of South Africa's Missing Persons Task Team, draws us into the search for activists who were 'disappeared' or went missing in political circumstances between 1960 and 1994. Caine Prize winner Lidudumalingani remembers his childhood in a small village in the Eastern Cape, and how his mother always listened to death notices read over the radio as a way of bearing witness to the grief of strangers. The other contributors in this poignant and thought-provoking anthology turn their minds to subjects as varied as the ritual of washing the body of the deceased before burial, the ethics of killing small animals, and the extinction of humankind. In a time of relentless grief, Our Ghosts Were Once People reminds us that one of the small consolations of literature is that all sorrows can be borne. Sindiswa Busuku • Lucienne Bestall • Khadija Patel • Shrikant Peters • Sudirman Adi Makmur • Paula Ihozo Akugizibwe • Rofhiwa Maneta • Madeleine Fullard • Musawenkosi Khanyile • Simone Haysom • Thato Monare • Angifi Dladla • Nick Mulgrew • Tariq Hoosen • Catherine Boulle • Tatamkhulu Afrika • Dela Gwala •Anna Hartford • Gabeba Baderoon • Barry Christianson • Vonani Bila • Khanya Mtshali • Robert Berold
Download or read book Bongani s Day written by Gisèle Wulfsohn and published by frances lincoln ltd. This book was released on 2002-08-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bongani's day begins just like it does for most children: he washes, brushes his teeth and has breakfast; later at school he learns all about the letter C and makes a clown face from a paper plate. But when Bongani gets home in the evening, he puts on his kwaito music videos and dances the kwasa kwasa to the lively sounds and rhythms of South Africa...This book is part of the series A Child's Day, photographic information books concentrating on the daily lives and experiences of children in countries around the world, published in association with Oxfam.
Download or read book There Are Only So Many Tomorrows written by Jay Gubula and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two men in 1980s Pietermaritzburg are drawn to the same woman, Abby, quickly becoming each other's nemesis in a political climate where resistance of any kind often invited executions, factional clashes, clandestine activity, treachery and entrapment. Abby unwittingly becomes the object of a dangerous obsession as the archenemies, not content with displacing the other in her affections, play to ensure the other's annihilation, none foreseeing the theatre their deadly encounter would be staged, culminating in a clash that potentially destabilizes the entire region and, for one of them, leaves a lasting legacy of shattered hopes, broken dreams, a life destroyed.
Download or read book The Social and Political Thought of Archie Mafeje written by Bongani Nyoka and published by Wits University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive treatment of Archie Mafeje as a thinker and researcher analyses his overall scholarship and his role as a theoretician of liberation and revolutionary theory Social scientist Archie Mafeje, who was born in the Eastern Cape but lived most of his scholarly life in exile, was one of Africa's most prominent intellectuals. This ground-breaking work is the first of its kind to consider the entire body of Mafeje’s oeuvre and offers a much-needed engagement with his ideas. The most inclusive and critical treatment to date of Mafeje as a thinker and researcher, the book analyses his overall scholarship and his role as a theoretician of liberation and revolution. Author Bongani Nyoka's main argument is that Mafeje’s superb scholarship developed out of his experience as an oppressed black person and his early political education, which merged with his university training to turn him into a formidable cutting-edge intellectual force. There are three main parts to the book. Part I evaluates Mafeje's critique of the social sciences, part II focuses on his work on land and agrarian issues in sub-Saharan Africa and part III deals with his work on revolutionary theory and politics. The book engages in the act of knowledge decolonisation, making a unique contribution to South Africa’s sociological, historical and political studies.
Download or read book Blood Trail written by Tony Park and published by Ingwe Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poacher vanishes, two young girls go missing, a tourist disappears... magic or murder? Evil is at play in a South African game reserve. A poacher vanishes into thin air, defying logic and baffling ace tracker Mia Greenaway. Meanwhile Captain Sannie van Rensburg, still reeling from a personal tragedy, is investigating the disappearance of two young girls who locals fear have been abducted for use in sinister traditional medicine practices. But poachers are also employing witchcraft, paying healers for potions they believe will make them invisible and bulletproof. When a tourist goes missing, Mia and Sannie must work together to confront their own demons and challenge everything they believe, and to follow a bloody trail that seems to vanish at every turn.
Download or read book Larger Than Yourself written by Thibault Manekin and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DARE TO CHANGE THE WORLD Why do some great ideas take off and soar, while others never get off the ground? Where does that elusive sense of being part of something larger than ourselves come from? How can each of us harness that feeling to help fuel the world’s best ideas and turn them into movements? In Larger Than Yourself, Thibault Manekin tells gripping stories about inspirational people and pivotal moments that answer these questions at a time when social entrepreneurship is no longer a buzzword but a global necessity. He shares his experiences helping to bridge social divides in war-torn countries through sports and reimagining the real estate industry so that buildings empower communities and unite cities, illustrating how we all can turn ideas into movements. The seven distinct lessons that emerge become actionable principles for the doers and dreamers of today, inspiring you with takeaways to assist in the pursuit of your own endeavors.
Download or read book Catch me a Killer written by Micki Pistorius and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When I interrogate a serial killer I dive into the blackness of his soul. I am familiar with his feelings of emptiness, loneliness, depression, death, omnipotence and fear. I dive deeply to get a grip on his torment..." A profiler who wants to understand the mind of the serial killer must have been prepared by life experiences before he or she can dare to venture into the abyss. A person who has led a protected life will not survive.
Download or read book Revelation for Marriages written by Kone Mphela and published by XinXii. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revelation for Marriages is about the man and woman who came of age and they are interested in getting married, when they introduce their partner to their parents both parents rejected their choice based on spiritual difference. Coincidentally, both parents meet and they were complaining about the same thing and when they realized that they are both on the same dilemma they decided to arrange the marriage between the two. Initially the man and the woman rejected the idea, but eventually they got married and the most intriguing part of this story is when man discovering the true meaning of love and hidden revelation about marriage on 1st miracles Jesus performed by turning water into wine and also the story of the Samaritan woman and how those 2 miracles are a solution to all broken and loveless marriages. He discovers how can a young married couple survive in this generation, and how to allow Jesus to author the love in the marriage.
Download or read book Downhill Without Brakes written by Val Binney and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2024-10-28 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Downhill Without Brakes explores the impact of dramatic societal change on a group of characters in post-Apartheid South Africa. The story is told through the eyes of a black and a white protagonist as they deal with the outcomes of an ill-fated encounter between them.
Download or read book Overwhelmed by Grief written by Kone Mphela and published by XinXii. This book was released on 2015-09-06 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bongani allowed his grief to overcloud his reasoning, he believed that he has achieved all what he has achieved because his father was always there for him and after his father’s death he became fearful and doubtful. He became to say my Bow is gone which mean he is an arrow and his dad was a bow that helped him to shout. Therefore God send him a messenger to remind him that he God is still there for him and he also reminded him that it was Him who give us power to succeed in life. But in this book we see that God really meant it when he said nothing can really separate us from him. God gave Bongani a vision about Terry’s twins however he dismissed it as just a dream because he had the revelation while he was drunk and weakened by the demon of alcoholism. Terry as well because of her arrogance and greed, she was manipulated by the demon of false prosperity as a result she became a surrogate mother for the devil. And also through her wealth many dreams were shattered and destinies were diverted or delayed. In this book we also learn how people expose themselves these false prophets who go about deceiving people with false prosperity and how dangerous it is to trust on man for success instead of trusting God , people believes more on the power of network connections than on the word of God Deuteronomy 8:18 which says it is God who give us power to get wealth. Most people on Terry’s network lost their blessing to her as the demon were switching their luck with hers all in the name of power of connections because people forgot that to succeed in life is not based on whom you hang out with, or whom you know and connected with or whom do you play golf with but it is God who direct our step in Psalm 37:23 and in Ecclesiastes 9:11, which says chance happen to all of us. At the end God restored both Bongani and also used him to restore Terry and Steven marriage and God gave them triplets for the twins that went to heaven early.
Download or read book Streptococcus Group A written by Tara C. Smith and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses group A streptococcus and the diseases they can cause, their diagnosis, treatment, and more.
Download or read book Hunger Eats a Man written by Nkosinathi Sithole and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Father Gumede, known as Priest, loses his job as a farmhand, he realises he can’t afford to love his neighbour as he does himself. Despondent and enraged, Priest cuts off all ties to the church and politics, determined to make a living – at whatever cost. It will take a strange story written by his son Sandile – a comical, terrifying and prophetic tale in which the downtrodden rise up to march on the wealth of a neighbouring suburb – to show Priest the hope and humanity inherent in the human spirit. Beautifully poetic, funny and highly relevant, Nkosinathi Sithole’s debut novel highlights the ongoing plight of many rural South Africans and the power of a community working together to bring about change.
Download or read book Ulwembu written by Empatheatre and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An empathetic theatrical journey through the spider's web of addiction Danger stalks the township of KwaMashu, near Durban. It comes in the form of whoonga (known as nyaope elsewhere), a toxic mix of B-grade heroin, rat poison and other chemical components that almost immediately sucks its users into a vortex of addiction and the crime, deception and personal tragedy that goes with it. Caught up in the web, the ulwembu of the title (spider’s web in isiZulu), presided over by the dealer, Bongani Mseleku, are Lieutenant Portia Mthembu, a police officer in the frontline of the fight against the scourge; her son Sipho; his friend, Andile Nxumalo, and Emmanuel Abreu, a Mozambique-born spaza shopkeeper. As it traces Sipho’s descent from talented scholar and aspirant poet and songwriter to suicidal addict, Ulwembu explores the effects of addiction not only on those who suffer from it but on communities, families and the police, both those who try to control the murderous trade and those who benefit from it. Using a process they have dubbed Empatheatre, The Big Brotherhood, Neil Coppen, Dylan McGarry and Mpume Mtombeni, aim to share ‘people’s real-life stories, with the intention to inspire and develop a greater empathy and kindness in spaces where there is conflict or injustice’. Ulwembu is the dramatic result of their efforts.
Download or read book Chemakanda the Storyteller written by Mrs. Martha Matsvai and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-02-29 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martha Matsvai, in this her third book, waxes lyrical as she digs deep into the cultural reservoir of folk tales to present stories around the mysterious and enigmatic Chemakanda whose magnetic attraction to children knew no bounds. In these truly engaging short stories, with some of them being anthropomorphic (where an animal acts like a human being) like the golden folktales of the Shona people of Zimbabwe, the reader is invited into an atmosphere of captivating intrigue which makes it impossible to put the book down before the story is done. The stories are full of adventure, humour and perennial lessons on human living across the age spectrum which leave one with a sense of deep satisfaction and therapeutic engagement. One cannot wait to ‘devour’ them all. Welcome to Chemakanda’s world... Dr Paul Matsvai Series Editor
