Assegais, Drums & Dragoons-The untold Military History of the Old Cape 1510-1806, by Willem Steenkamp
There is no shortage of books on South African military history, but almost nothing has been written about the early military history of the Cape, which played a fundamental role in the shaping of the armed forces -- and the civil societies -- of Southern and Central Africa. Established novelist and military writer Willem Steenkamp fills this gap with Assegais, drums and dragoons, starting with the very first recorded battle at the Cape in 1510 and ending with the Battle of Blaauwberg in 1806,
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The Last Rhino, by Anthony Lawrence
Life on the author's game reserve, Thula Thula, is rarely dull, what with spitting cobras endangering his rangers and the unpredictable behaviour of his herd of elephants. But at least his orphaned rhino Heidi is calm around people, and a favourite of staff and guests alike. This title describes his adventures.
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Under our skin, by Donald McRae
The true story of an ordinary white family living under apartheid in South Africa, torn apart by an extraordinary country. Donald McRae came of age in a South Africa where his father would call the black men he met 'boy' and where his mother gave their black servants old tin mugs and metal plates for their meals in the backyard. The McRaes, like so many white people, seemed oblivious to the violent injustices of apartheid.
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