Books published by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd

Thandi needs new shoes and she knows they will cost a lot of money for her Gogo. So, together they work out a plan to get the money with a little bit of help from Nosipho, her doll, and Pepi, her pet rooster.

Neil Roake's love of good food has brought him happy friends and a skewer-full of awards, including Best Barbeque and Outdoor Cookbook in the World at the international Gourmand Awards for Life's A Beach Cottage.

The Ugly Duckling retold by Sindiwe Magona and illustrated by Natalie Hinrichsen. The poor ugly duckling looks very different from the other ducklings. His duck family tease him and make him feel unwanted even though he simply wants to be loved and belong.

The little girl who didn't want to grow up retold by Veronique Tadjo and illustrated by Catherine Groenewald. Little Ayanda loves her father with all her heart. One day he goes away, and doesn't return. She is so sad that she decides she doesn't want to grow up.

Examining the corruptive effects that money can have on politics, this book explores the challenges of party funding reform in South Africa. With input from analysts, academics, and journalists, controversies in party finance reform are analysed. Thorough and candid, this account highlights the intricacies of contemporary South African politics.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff retold by Carole Bloch and illustrated by Shayle Bester. The Three Billy Goats Gruff are hungry and tired of living in the dusty and thorny veld. Just across the bridge there is a koppie covered in sweet, green grass that they would love to eat.

The primary intention of this book is to provide a nexus of theory and practice of governance and public accountability in democratic South Africa. The basic assumption of the book is that without comprehensive, integrated and functional democratic accountability measures in place, the constitutional democratic state will collapse.

Award-winning chef George Jardine offers some of the recipes that have drawn guests for almost a decade to his fabulous eatery on the Jordan Wine Estate in Stellenbosch. In Jardine: Cooking with an Accent, George looks back over his award-studded time as a chef in South Africa and compiled a collection of recipes that define his style.

A stepping stone in the process of documenting and conserving South Africa's huge diversity of insect life, this guide provides a concise overview and descriptions of representative insect groups and their ecology in broadly different habitat types.

Comprises the most exceptional written and photographic entries for the annual Gerald Kraak Award. Offering important African perspectives gathered from the continent, this inaugural edition features works of fiction, journalism, photography and poetry.