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Random House Struik Books on 2013 Sunday Times Literary Awards Shortlists
23 May 2013, 2:11 pmThe Sunday Times shortlist for the Alan Paton Award and the Fiction Prize were announced at the Franschhoek Literary Festival on Saturday 18th of May. Random House Struik is pleased to anno...
Excerpt from Everyone’s Guide to the Consumer Protection Act by Clive Gibson and Geoff Hull
23 May 2013, 12:24 pmChapter 7 of Everyone's Guide to the Consumer Protection Act by Clive Gibson and Geoff Hulllooks at "The Right to Fair and Responsible Marketing" as laid out in Sections 29 to 39 of the Act. Read t...
Video: Kingsley Holgate Discusses His Expedition to Aid Fight Against Rhino Poaching
23 May 2013, 12:22 pmKingsley Holgate is currently on the Izintaba Zobombo Expedition, which started at Crooks Corner in the north of the Kruger National Park and will end at KwaZulu-Natal’s historic Ghost Mountain. He...
Imraan Coovadia to Deliver WiSER Seminar on “Coetzee: In and Out of Cape Town”
23 May 2013, 11:54 amImraan Coovadia, author of The Institute for Taxi Poetry, will be delivering a Wits Institute for Social & Economic Research (WiSER) seminar titled "Coetzee: In and Out of Cape Town" on Monday 27...
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Takes Gold at This Year’s Chelsea Flower Show
23 May 2013, 10:37 amAt this year's Chelsea Flower Show in London, Kirstenbosch Gardens' exhibit won its 33rd gold medal. Kirstenbosch also celebrates it centenary year, which makes this great achievement even more specia...
Win a Copy of Bitten by Sarah Graham
23 May 2013, 7:36 amAnel Potgieter, from the Life is a Zoo Biscuit blog is offering one lucky person the chance to win a signed copy of Sarah Graham's cookbook, Bitten. Visit her blog for help with the answer if you get...
Sam Woulidge deel haar Tannie Margie se resep vir grenadella-sponskoek
22 May 2013, 1:38 pmKosskrywer Sam Woulidge is hoofsaaklik bekend vir haar kosrubriek in Woolworths se Taste-tydskrif waarin sy vertel van haar kosreise die wêreld oor. Haar kookboek, Confessions of a Hungry Woman, het...
Neil Flanagan and Jarvis Finger Give Advice on How to Prepare for a Performance Appraisal
22 May 2013, 1:16 pmNeil Flanagan and Jarvis Finger, authors of Just About Everything a Manager Needs to Know in South Africa have made available a free electronic resource titled "How to prepare yourself for your perfor...
Lees ’n gedig uit Antjie Krog se Engelse bundel Skinned (Plus: Video)
22 May 2013, 11:02 amAntjie Krog se gewildste gedigte is ook nou in Engels in die bundel Skinned te lees. Die bundel is net betyds vir die Dansende Digtersfees en die Franschhoekse Letterkundefees uitgegee. Versindaba het...
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Kirstenbosch Celebrating International Biodiversity Day with Free Entrance and Showcase (22 May)
22 May 2013, 7:32 amKirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens is celebrating International Biodiversity Day by offering visitors free entrance and presenting a free showcase of 100 Years of Biodiversity Science. The showca...
Try Angela Day’s Innovative Recipes for Savoury and Sweet Crumbles
21 May 2013, 12:58 pmThe Saturday Star has published Angela Day's innovative crumble recipes which elevate this dish far beyond its usual filling of apple. For a savoury take on the usually sweet crumble, try Day's Rat...
Excerpt: With These Feline Traits You Might Gain The Keys to Persuasion
21 May 2013, 10:55 amIn the following extract from Gert J Scholtz's The Keys to Persuasion, the author discusses the "cat system". This persuasion system is based on the author's house cat, which he calls a "persuasion ma...
Umuzi Acquires Next Damon Galgut Novel
21 May 2013, 7:11 amPlaywright and novelist Damon Galgut’s next novel will be published in South Africa by Umuzi, an imprint of Random House Struik. Galgut has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize,...
Cost of Visiting Kruger National Park to be Reduced for South Africans
16 May 2013, 2:07 pmIn a bid to make visiting the Kruger National Park more affordable for South Africans, SANParks has announced that, as of 1 November this year, fees will be R62 for locals, R124 for SADC nationals and...
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Take Part in a Cooking Weekend with Sarah Graham at African Relish in Prince Albert
16 May 2013, 1:36 pmSarah Graham, author of Bitten, will be hosting a cooking weekend, along with Michael Olivier, at African Relish cooking school in Prince Albert. The classes will be held over the weekend of 28 to...
Lauren Beukes Talks Film Rights Offers for The Shining Girls
16 May 2013, 1:31 pmAndile Ndlovu chatted to Lauren Beukes for The Times about her new novel, The Shining Girls, and the film rights offers that she has received for it. Beukes said that, "It's four offers on the tab...
Win a Copy of On Track by Chris and Mathilde Stuart from Wildside Magazine
16 May 2013, 11:23 amOne lucky reader could stand the chance of winning a copy of On Track: Quick ID Guide to Southern and East African Animal Tracks by Chris and Mathilde Stuart, courtesy Wildside Magazine. To enter...
From the Diaries of Women During the Anglo-Boer War: Extracts from Angels of Mercy by Chris Schoeman
16 May 2013, 9:53 amIn Angels of Mercy, Chris Schoeman quotes from the diaries of various women who came to South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War to help out as nurses, teachers or simply in search of adventure. Zeb...
Join Sam Woulidge and Karen Dudley for the Launch of Confessions of a Hungry Woman
16 May 2013, 7:31 amStruik Lifestyle and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Confessions of a Hungry Woman by Sam Woulidge. Woulidge will be in conversation with Karen Dudley, from The Kitchen. The event ...
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Kingsley Holgate’s “Humanitarian Odyssey” Recognised at Nightjar Travel’s Annual Awards Ceremony
15 May 2013, 1:44 pmMurray Williams from the Cape Argus attended Nightjar Travel's annual awards ceremony where they recognised Kingsley Holgate "for his world-first 12-month humanitarian odyssey from the northernmost to...
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