Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi (1875-1945) was born in the Eastern Cape. He was educated formally at Lovedale, but absorbed the traditions of his people under his grandfather's uncle Nzanzana in rural Centane. Under the patronage of Walter Benson Rubusana, he taught in and near East London, and at Lovedale, and helped to edit two local newspapers, Izwi labantu and Imvo zabantsundu before retiring to devote himself to social upliftment schemes, to writing and translating. Prominent in literary, educational and political circles, Mqhayi was familiar with many of the leading African intellectuals of the previous generation. S E K Mqhayi is one of the greatest figures in the history of South African literature, yet his achievement is not fully appreciated because he wrote only in isiXhosa. This collection of his writing comprises 69 historical and biographical essays contributed to newspapers between 1902 and 1944 as originally published, with facing English translations by Jeff Opland. The essays present South African personalities and events, recording climactic battles and intimate conversations, the growth of national movements and the lives of lifelong friends. 648pp, SOUTH AFRICA. WITWATERSRAND UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Anthology of new poetry in Xhosa. 109pp, SOUTH AFRICA. REALITIES.

Waiting for the land to spring to life again after a terrible flood in the Valley of a Thousand Hills, Lindi and her grandmother try to earn a living doing beadwork. Life is hard, but then a dove, like Noah's, brings hope and special good fortune for Lindi and her loving Gogo. Set in South Africa. IN ISIXHOSA. 32pp, SOUTH AFRICA. SONGOLOLO BOOKS.

Handa puts seven different delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend Akeyo as a surprise. But Handa's walk takes her past a variety of animals, and the fruits do look very inviting. IN ISIXHOSA. 30pp, SOUTH AFRICA. GIRAFFE BOOKS.

First Xhosa edition of TO MY CHILDREN'S CHILDREN, translated by the author. An autobiography of the author's eventful first 23 years, written as a letter from South Africa in the 1940s and 1950s to her grandchildren, the generation now growing up in the hope of a new country. IN XHOSA. 255pp, SOUTH AFRICA. DAVID PHILIP.

A translation by the author of his novel HILL OF FOOLS. Text in Xhosa. 128pp, SOUTH AFRICA. DAVID PHILIP/NEW AFRICA BOOKS, 0908396376

A young Xhosa miner becomes a hero after saving three workmates from a collapsed mine. Illustrated picture book which can be used as a simple reader for beginners in the language. Text in English and Xhosa. 39pp, SOUTH AFRICA. ITHEMBA PUBLISHING.

First in the planned revitalization of the African Treasury series, texts by South Africa's pioneers of African literature in indigenous languages. This book contains the original poems alongside English translations by Jeff Opland. Apart from what is revealed in these writings, very little is known about her life. She explodes on the scene with her swaggering, urgent, confrontational woman's poetry on 23 October 1920, sends poems to the Umteteli wa Bantu newspaper regularly throughout the three years from 1924 to 1926, withdraws for two years until two final poems appear in December 1928 and January 1929, then disappears into the shrouding silence she first burst from. Nothing more is heard from her, but the poetry she left immediately claims for her the status of one of the greatest literary artists ever to write in Xhosa, an anguished voice of an urban woman confronting male dominance, ineffective leadership, black apathy, white malice and indifference, economic exploitation and a history of nineteenth-century territorial and cultural dispossession. 480pp, SOUTH AFRICA. WITWATERSRAND UNIVERSITY PRESS.

How does Ndabayakhe, react after suspecting that he has been infected with the HIV virus? What is the psychosocial impact of HIV and Aids? This novel encourages young people to practice responsible sexual behaviour. IN ISIXHOSA, 168pp, SOUTH AFRICA. TAFELBERG.

Counting from one to ten and growing a pumpkin in South Africa at the same times. IN ISIXHOSA. 32pp, SOUTH AFRICA. GIRAFFE BOOKS.

Points out the dangers of over-extending oneself and the risks involved in financing a home. Designed for newly literates, with illustrations and a word list. IN ISIXHOSA. 32pp, SOUTH AFRICA. KWELA BOOKS.

A day in the life of a young South African boy. Illustrated with colour photographs. IN ISIXHOSA. 28pp, SOUTH AFRICA. GIRAFFE BOOKS.

Zachariah ravels from Botswana to the Cape. IN ISIXHOSA. 32pp, SOUTH AFRICA. KWELA BOOKS.

A collection of Xhosa poetry. Text in Xhosa. 45pp, SOUTH AFRICA. MASKEW MILLER LONGMAN, 0636012786

Xhosa translation of WHEN A MAN CRIES (University of Kwazulu-Natal Press, 2007). Themba Limba is an honourable man who respects the culture of his people - a man who is recognised for making a valuable contribution to society and held in high esteem by his community. But because the heart can be misled by temptations, he turns his back on his cultural values. His appetite for sexual conquest leads to his downfall, and his unscrupulous actions result in tragic consequences. Will shedding tears help him? If one takes into consideration all the strong partriarchal philosophies associated with the black traditional and modern society, it is normally expected that a man should never cry. 160pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL PRESS.