A dialogue between two young South Africans revealing their hopes and aspirations for their country. Their different experiences and opinions creates a lively debate about what it means to be South African. 244pp, SOUTH AFRICA. JACANA EDUCATION, 1919931546

The second collection of the author's weekly commentaries in the Sunday Times. He offers an acerbic critic of the current topics in the new South Africa. viii, 200pp, SOUTH AFRICA. DAVID PHILIP/NEW AFRICA BOOKS, 0864865422

Humorous and nostalgic look at people and events in South Africa over the past half century by one of the country's longest-serving newspaper editors. In these memoirs Michael Green writes about the famous and infamous, the admirable and not so admirable characters he encountered during his long career: politicians, musicians, sportsmen, actors, lawyers and, of course, journalists. Index, 247pp, SOUTH AFRICA. DAVID PHILIP.

In South Africa, the debate about journalism ethics has taken particular turns in recent years. Issues of transformation and race have sparked heated debates in the profession, and there have been calls for the ethical codes of journalistic practice to be revisited, to bring them into line with the new South African reality. This book grew out of these discussions. Among other things, it attempts to measure the traditional standards of journalism against the demands of a changing society. Index, bib, apps, 291pp, SOUTH AFRICA. DOUBLE STOREY BOOKS.

Examines the impact of the ideologies of neo-liberalism and globalisation on broadcasting, and the implications for the resolution of the country's national question. Focuses on the SABC and the Independent Communications Authority, especially in relation to the regulation of community radio. Bib, 226pp, SOUTH AFRICA. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION INSTITUTE, 9080587621

This publication provides new, young or aspirant journalists with inspirational role models, practical advice and best-practice guidelines in the form of personal essays by some of South Africa's top journalists and journalism practitioners.247pp, SOUTH AFRICA. HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL.

For much of its 83-year history, the RAND DAILY MAIL was the most controversial newspaper in South Africa. Fearless and forthright, the newspaper dug where other publications did not, exposing stories, like the Information Scandal, that other newspapers were afraid to print. Under editors like Laurence Gandar, Raymond Louw and Allister Sparks, it blazed a trail for independence and freedom of the press. Closed down by its proprietors in 1985, for reasons that are still controversial, the paper's culture of professionalism and commitment influenced a generation of journalists. This is the story of the Rand Daily Mail, seen through the eyes of Rex Gibson, its last editor. Focusing on the difficult final years of the newspaper's history, the book is a tale of corporate manipulation, mismanagement and hypocrisy. In the end, a proud newspaper died and no-one, not least its owners, could quite say why. 208pp, SOUTH AFRICA. JONATHAN BALL.

Examines the origins of South Africa's regional dominance over the Twentieth Century before focusing on the role of media and internet service provider companies since 1994. Bib, apps, 200.pp, SOUTH AFRICA. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION INSTITUTE.

Selected articles by the South African journalist and star-tracker. He has spent his life stalking and studying icons and celebrities of our age. He's risked everything chasing celebrities, weirdoes, icons and revered personalities from bathrooms to tropical islands to present this collection of in-depth interviews and profiles. 294pp, SOUTH AFRICA. PICADOR AFRICA.

Inkundla Ya Bantu was the only independent African journal to play a significant role in the resistance press against the white minority government. It was launched in 1938 as a moderate African nationalist community paper and would cease publication in 1951, just seven months before the launch of the Defiance Campaign. Ime Ukpanah tells the story of the paper and the people who founded it, later to be key figures in the ANC. Having no official press of its own, the ANC adopted Inkundla Ya Bantu as its PR organ. Index, bib, tables, 197pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

Fourth edition. Essential and entertaining guide for navigating the corridors of power in South Africa today. Written by Mail & Guardian reporters and other experts associated with the award-winning newspaper, the book will give readers an under-the-skin look at the country's political movers and shakers. 300pp, SOUTH AFRICA. JACANA MEDIA.

A collection of the best stories from the South African news features of 2003, from the fight for retroviral drugs to tributes to Walter Sisulu. 176pp, SOUTH AFRICA. JACANA EDUCATION, 191993183X

Oosthuizen's analysis of the South African normative context under both the previous and present political dispensations will be of interest to media policy formulators and students alike. Current contentious issues - racism in the media, the plans for media development in this country, the reporting of violence and crime, the right to privacy, and the media and advertising - come under the spotlight. Media critics and researchers will find the analysis of the qualitative framework for ethical/unethical media conduct - based on the theoretical insights of this book - invaluable. Index, bib, addenda, b/w photos, 180pp, SOUTH AFRICA. JUTA PUBLISHERS.

The essays in this collection reveal that the social and political development of post?apartheid South Africa depends on the evolving cultural, social and political identities of its diverse population and on the role of the media of mass communications in the country's new multicultural democracy. Recent popular struggles have generated enormous creativity and inspiration as well as many contradictions and expectations. The country's past is both a source of continuing conflict and tension as well as a cause for celebration and hope. 200pp, NETHERLANDS. BRILL, EJ, 9004126333

Collection of essays provides a systemic evaluation of the transition experience of media and correlate institutions in the decade following the introduction of a multiracial democracy in South Africa. The contributors include: Jane Duncan, Eronini Megwa, Lynette Steenveld, Herman Wasserman and Marie-Louise du Bois. Index, 352pp, USA. EDWIN MELLEN PRESS.

A study of media consumption among a cross-section of young South Africans. Argues that media reception by these audiences is never simply a passive cultural homogenisation, but hat people actively make use of media texts in their ongoing attempts to make sense of their lives. Index, bib, notes, 205pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNISA PRESS.

The inside story of Muldergate, a two year investigation by two Rand Daily Mail reporters who uncovered a massive secret fund operated by the Department of Information. 222pp, SOUTH AFRICA. MACMILLAN SOUTH AFRICA PTY LTD. 0869540890

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Volume exploring the postcolonial implications of the media in modern South Africa. BNS, 166pp, USA. NOVA SCIENCE, 1590332334

Pieces written in the years prior to Mandela's release from jail, when as Miyeni writes under apartheid, one had to hide one's meaning and hope it will be discovered. 139pp, SOUTH AFRICA. JACANA MEDIA.

This collection of opinion pieces and essays explores a range of topics from politics to sport to travel. It is based on Eric Miyeni's argumentative and sometimes controversial, but hugely popular e-zine. Bib, 275pp, SOUTH AFRICA. JACANA MEDIA.

In Cape Town in 1857, with its muddy, smelly streets and weekly horse races on the Wynberg road, colonial progress the need for a harbour, the prospect of railways were the big topics of discussion. These, and expectations of a new war on the eastern frontier as the grim effects of the cattle-killing spread, were the news stories of the day. Into this setting, Bryan Henry Darnell and Richard William Murray introduced yet another newspaper the fourth in the port city that would outlast all its competitors. Quod verum tutum, they wrote, shall be our motto and let those who feel safe in truth support us in acting upon it. This richly illustrated book celebrates 150 years of liberal journalism in the city. 200pp, SOUTH AFRICA. JONATHAN BALL.

Eighth edition of the directory of the Publishers' Association of South Africa providing informa-tion on each publisher including addresses, information on types and languages of book published, and contacts. Also lists agencies and imprints. Index, 136pp, SOUTH AFRICA. PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF S AFRICA.

Key themes in South African history, as eloquently captured by cartoonists. B/w ill, large format, index, 200pp, SOUTH AFRICA. DAVID PHILIP.

Recent observers have pointed to the fact that the South African Broadcasting Corporation is failing to fulfil its mandate as a public broadcaster. The authors examine the reasons for the changes using research carried out over two years and discuss the consequences of neo liberal policies on public broadcasting. Index, notes, 219pp, SOUTH AFRICA. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION INSTITUTE, 1919855254

A collection of essays examining a wide spectrum of ideas and perspectives from constitutional law experts, academics, political activists, the metropolitan council and the South African Police Service. Using the World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) as a contemporary background, the authors explore and interrogate the nature and content of the right to free expression in South Africa. Index, 142pp, SOUTH AFRICA. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION INSTITUTE.

The co anchor of the South African M Net Carte Blanche programme writes with feeling and reflectively about the involvement in the stories which appeared on her programme, and in some which never made it to the screen. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 202pp, SOUTH AFRICA. DOUBLE STOREY BOOKS, 1919930191

Takes bewildered 'mulungu' advertisers and marketers on a guided tour of exactly what makes the South African market tick by one of South Africa's most resourceful and outspoken media commentators. 132pp, SOUTH AFRICA . JACANA MEDIA.

IFAS Working Paper Series, number 9 (November 2006). Argues that the fundamental question for South African - what has really changed since 1990? - cannot be answered by describing physical and visible changes as these may only touch the surface of society. For a more comprehensive picture which looks at the complexities of change, one has to try and understand how South Africans perceive these changes and on which images of a transforming society do they base their appreciation or not of the current evolutions, and consequently their strategies to adjust such transformations. 94pp, SOUTH AFRICA. Institut francais d'Afrique du Sud.