Through her trilogy, Bontle Senne hopes to inspire young black women. “I like the idea of a black girl also kicking butt and breaking down the gender stereotype,” she says. “It is important for young people to see heroes who look like them in mainstream media, role-models who represent their gender and background.” Given African…
DetailsWhat if every school had access to digital education? Via Afrika is finding out…
Our figures show that about 1% of our general local publishing is in e-format. In terms of reading and book buying, only about 2% of books are bought as e-content. South Africa still likes the print book, however online platforms such as FunDza have seen great success. Is offering content on smartphones, through serialized fiction,…
DetailsAt the SABF we will ask our writers to consider the future of South Africa. Panellists will critically examine past leaders and the challenges they faced. Unease seems to have taken hold globally in the face of rising nationalism. What are the roots of this phenomenon, and what does it augur? How long does a…
DetailsWhy is it crucial for us to shift the Western academic lens? How will this be done? Will we ever be rid of racism? This is a high-import area for the book industry in South Africa. We see a big trade deficit here, and there are many reasons for this. #OURSTORIES is all about being…
DetailsJoin Oxford University Press for a panel discussion on the power of a dictionary in a multi-lingual classroom and a light lunch. The panel will discuss how multilingualism, through the use of tools like a dictionary, can promote social cohesion.
The official opening programme of National Book Week (NBW) took place in the Depatch Town Hall in Nelson Mandela Bay on Monday 4th September. Other activations took place in the City of Polokwane in Limpopo where National Book Week ambassador, Mogau Paulina Motlhatswi of Skeem Saam fame gave a motivational talk to an audience of…
DetailsDeon Meyer has been one of the authors who have selflessly assisted in promoting books and reading during National Book Week. Recently, Meyer hosted group discussions with Grade 11 learners in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth. At the SABF Meyer will have a one-on-one discussion with a new indigenous-language crime-fiction writer, which is bound to be…
DetailsWhat does a life spent writing look like? Feel like? Do authors reflect on their work and see the history of a country, the angst and the joy marked down in chapters, in books that span a lifetime? At the Fair we will ask South African icons to reflect on a life spent writing and…
DetailsJoin Oxford University Press for an introductory workshop on academic writing at the South African Book Fair. Learn how to write textbooks for schools, TVET institutions and universities. Please book directly through OUP as per the invitation.
