Deep in the Ugandan jungle, a mysterious new presence has infiltrated the Claws of God - a cult army of child soldiers led by the depraved General Faustin. The children are now being controlled by the sinister Papa Mephisto, and believe he is possessed by the magic and power of the lion.
In these conversations with people of a younger generation Mamphela Ramphele responds to the growing despair among young South Africans about the cracks that are appearing in our system of governance and threatening the idealism of the country that reinvented itself with the dawn of democracy in 1994.
Escaping an England crippled by the Great War, twin brothers Edward and Derek Hughes head to South Africa where, soon after their arrival, they discover a rare Desert Elephant – an animal believed by many to be a myth. Following an ancient ghost trail to Bechuanaland they find that the enormous matriarch is not alone. She is being pursued by relentless shadows, a black light that will stop at nothing to bring her down.
Graham, you first met these leopard cubs back in the early 1990s. Why did you decide to tell this story now?
G: For years, various people nagged me, urging me to get the story out. It took me a long time to do because this is an extremely emotional subject for me to talk about.
How did the two of you meet and why did you decide to work together?
John will be doing his final talk on Spud – Exit Pursued by a Bear on Saturday 22 September at 10.00am. He will be in conversation with Terence Pillay, discussing his life as an author, as well as the journey behind the Spud books and movies. The talk will be followed by an audience Q&A and a book signing session.
Tan Twan Eng's The Garden of Evening Mists has been shortlisted for The Man Booker Prize 2012.
Toe Eugène Marais deurtrek van malaria en morfien by ’n vreemde plaashuis in die Waterberg ingeneem word, verander daardie huishouding heeltemal. Twee vroue ding mee om sy aandag – Maria, die huisvrou, en Jane, ’n jong meisie onder die gesin se sorg. En op hulle beurt is daar twee jaloerse mans – Gys, die eggenoot, en hul seun, Adderjan.
Simple & Delicious (available in Afrikaans as Heerlik & maklik) is a collection of recipes from the heart. These are dishes which Alida Ryder – a food stylist, photographer, blogger and busy mother of twins – serves to her family.
Human emotion and animal instinct meet poignantly when two six-week-old leopard cubs become the charge of 22-year-old game ranger Graham Cooke at Londolozi.
Staying with the cubs in an unfenced bush camp surrounded by lions, hyenas and other leopards, he must first gain their trust before he begins to guide them towards release in the wild. It takes weeks of patience and gentleness for Graham to be accepted into the cubs’ small family unit and to find ways of communicating with the young leopards as he slowly begins to introduce them to their new environment.