I had to laugh when this book dropped out of the parcel that landed on my desk the other day. ‘Scatalog: a Quick ID Guide to Southern African animal droppings’ – now why didn’t I think of that? Slightly smaller than DL-sized, and just 40 pages long – and full of it – this must [...]

In tourism these days, we need it! If you’re struggling with managing reviews about your product on TripAdvisor, you’ve ever entertained a guest, you’ve ever been on holiday, or you’ve ever parked in an airport car park – this one’s for you

Mossel Bay’s Elna Venter has announced that her book on the trees of the area will be published later this month. ‘Trees of the Garden Route – Mossel Bay to Storms River’ is the first book to cover the subject since F. von Breitenbach’s famous ‘Southern Cape Forests and Trees,’ which was published by the [...]

Short, Sharp & Snappy 1 and 2: Southern African plays for high schools compiled by Robin Malan and Colleen Moroukian The launch of companion volumes of plays marks World Aids Day Junkets Publisher is launching its two-volume collection of Southern African plays for performance or performed readings for high schools on World Aids Day, 1 [...]

Cape Town A-Z by Sean Fraser This is my kind of guide book, and I’m definitely taking it along when next I visit the Mother City. It’s a small (A6) soft cover of about 96 pages, with no illustrations or fancy stuff. What it does offer, though, is concise descriptions of many of the iconic [...]