Cape Town Book Fair 2009 - Saturday Programme

saturday Important Notice with regard to Programme Events / Presentations held on First Floor This notice applies to events held in the following venues (1st Floor of Convention Centre): Room 1.41 • Room 1.42 • Room 1.43 – 1.44 • Room 1.61 • Room 1.62 • Room 1.63 – 1.64 Since seating in these venues is limited, all attendees at the event / presentation are required to obtain an Event Booking Ticket from the Event Ticket Collection Area outside Hall 2 on the Ground Floor of the Convention Centre. • All tickets are available on a first come, first served basis • Two tickets per person • Event Tickets are only obtainable on the day that the event is being held • The duration of each event is 45 minutes - the time indicated on the programme is the start time of the event. • Attendees arriving more than 5 minutes after the start of an event will not be allowed entry to the room since this disrupts the speaker / panellists Events on the Exhibition Floor / Main Hall (Stand Events) do not require tickets and can be accessed on a first come, first served / space availability basis.

TIME

10:00

VENUE

EVENT DESCRIPTION

G3 - MML

Educational fun on interactive whiteboards. Regular, 30 minute, hands-on sessions available every hour, on the half-hour - 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30 and 17:30.

F7 - Via Afrika

Antjie Krog se Digter wordende (Human & Rousseau) Bekende dramaturg Saartjie Botha voer ’n onderhoud met Antjie.

10:00-11:30 Rm 2.43

Despite widespread recognition of severe skills shortages in key sectors, not everyone agrees on the nature and extent - or sometimes even the existence - of these. Researchers discuss the facts in relation to different professions and occupations. Panellists include Dr Mignonne Breier & Dr Jeffy Mukora (HSRC Press).

10:00-11:30 Rm 2.46

Reviewing the State of the Nation: 15 years into the South African democracy, what are our biggest challenges? Panellists include Dr Kwandi Kondlo, Dr Peter Kagwanja, Prof Sampie Terreblanche, Dr Pearl Sithole & Dr Mcebisi Ndletyana (HSRC Press).

11:00-11:45 Rm 1.41 - 1.42

Where there’s a coup, there’s a way: making sense of regime change in Africa. A debate to launch The African.org, published by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), with Dr Jakkie Cilliers, Liesl Louw, Issaka Souaré & Jean-Jacques Cornish.

11:00

J2 - Orange Dog Creative Pool

Presentation of The International Travelguide South Africa to the media and all interested parties.

11:00

G3 - MML

Early Reading for Babies and Toddlers. Join a prominent educationist on this exploration of how books can entertain and educate, making story-time very special for the family.

11:00

F7 - Via Afrika

Kwela Coffee Hour: Literary Prizes - praise or prattle? How important are literary prizes to the book industry? Ben Williams with Julia Martin, Ronelda S Kamfer, Zukiswa Wanner & Finuala Dowling.

11:00-11:30 H2 - Paarl Media

Press and Printing demonstration.

TIME

VENUE

EVENT DESCRIPTION

11:00-11:45 Rm 1.43 - 1.44

Louise Grantham, Publisher at Penguin Books, talks about what it takes to publish successfully in South Africa.

11:00-11:45 Rm 1.61

Paper Wars: Access to Information in South Africa. Panel discussion with Piers Pigou, Richard Calland & Yasmin Sooka.

11:00-11:45 Rm 1.62

Dangerous Dealings : Arms brokering and its regulation in Southern Africa with Guy Lamb.

11:00-11:45 Rm 1.63 - 1.64

John van de Ruit , bestselling author of Spud and Spud -The Madness Continues... reads an extract from his new book Spud - Learning to Fly and chats about his writing life.

11:00-11:45 F6 - Dalro Forum

There was this Goat: Authors discuss their book about the TRC testimony of a mother of one of the Guguletu Seven. Duncan Brown with Antjie Krog, Nosisi Mpolweni & Kopano Ratele.

11:00-12:00 E14 - JUTA

Yoga for Ideal Weight and Shape is about achieving and maintaining the body shape that is best for you. With Noa Belling.

12:00

F7 - Via Afrika

Chic-lit: Why there is room for contemporary women’s fiction with a local flavour. With Fiona Snyckers.

12:00

G3 - MML

Longman South African Schools’ e-Dictionary. Find out why this is the best dictionary for South African schools!

12:00-12:45 Rm 1.41 - 1.42

African Futures - Prospects for 2025 presented by Dr Jakkie Cilliers.

12:00-12:45 Rm 1.43 - 1.44

Peace versus Justice? The Dilemmas of Transitional Justice in Africa with Dr Alex Boraine, Ms Yasmin Sooka & Dr Charles Villa-Vicencio.

12:00-12:45 Rm 1.61

A mini-workshop on copy-editing by John Linnegar.

12:00-12:45 Rm 1.62

South Africa in Africa - African Perceptions, African Realities. Many accuse SA of a new imperialism on the continent. In this special issue of CODESRIA’s journal African Sociological Review, the panel will discuss what we found when we visited Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique - what people are saying and how they are adapting to our revitalised economic presence in their countries. With Prof Bill Martin, Dr Darlene Miller, Dr Godfrey Hampwaye & Ms Diana Sanchez.

12:00-12:45 Rm 1.63 - 1.64

Adele Parks, bestselling author of 8 novels, reads an extract from her new book Love Lies and chats about her writing life.

12:00-12:45 F6 - Dalro Forum

Ways of Staying A country that will not be forsaken. A discussion with Kevin Bloom, André Brink & Max du Preez chaired by Prof Leon de Kock.

12:00-13:30 Rm 2.43

Are South Africa’s pro-poor development plans and its environmental policies working in tandem or is one bound to take second place? A panel discussion on ‘electric capitalism’. Panellists include Liz McDaid, Leonard Gentle & Wendy Annecke (HSRC Press)

12:00-13:30 Rm 2.46

Teacher shortages: myth or reality? Researchers debate the challenges. Panellists include Dr Glenda Kruss, Dr Linda Chisholm, Michael Cosser & Fabian Arends (HSRC Press).

12:00-13:30 K1 - Penguin

John van de Ruit signs books at the Penguin stand.

12:30-13:00 H2 - Paarl Media

Press and Printing demonstration.

13:00

G3 - MML

Early Reading for Babies and Toddlers. Join a prominent educationist on this exploration of how books can entertain and educate, making story-time very special for the family.

13:00

F7 - Via Afrika

Launch of The Double Crown (Human & Rousseau). The fascinating and true story of Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh who ruled over Egypt around 1500BC. Jennifer Crocker talks to Marié Heese about her new novel.

13:00-13:45 Rm 1.43 - 1.44

Fiction as a Mirror: Self and Social Commentary A discussion by authors about whether fiction is ever just a narrative illusion. Duncan Brown with Denis Beckett & Thando Mgqolozana.

13:00-14:45 Rm 1.61

The New Business Writing Workbook workshop. Unisa Press and Cathy Pienaar invite all students, business people and eager writers to join the workshop.

TIME

VENUE

EVENT DESCRIPTION

13:00-13:45 Rm 1.62

Black Jerusalem. A slide presentation and talk by author and marketing mogul Happy Ntshingila about HerdBuoys advertising campaigns, South Africa’s first and only blackowned agency.

13:00-13:45 Rm 1.63 - 1.64

Presentation by Sam Scarborough, author of Cool Spaces for Kids on how to create spaces where children can play, learn and feel safe to develop - it involves every space in the house and garden, not just their bedrooms.

13:00-13:45 F6 - Dalro Forum

Alison Lowry (CEO of Penguin Books) chats to Tracy Going (author of African Animal Rhymes & Recipes) and Trudi Franke (author of The Cheetah Who Ran Too Fast ) about the art of writing children’s books.

13:00-14:00 K1 - Pan Macmillan

How to get published. Useful tips to help aspiring authors.

13:45-14:30 K1 - Penguin

Adele Parks signs books at the Penguin stand.

14:00

D16 - ANFASA

Meet the Author - Philippa Green, the author of ‘Choice, Not Fate: The Life and Times of Trevor Manuel’.

14:00

F7 - Via Afrika

Introducing the South African Encyclopedia, the one and only South African electronic resource, with Eleanor Louw & Linda Roos.

14:00

G3 - MML

Why read McCall Smith in Afrikaans? Erna du Toit talks about her fun experience of translating No 1 Ladies Detective Agency into Afrikaans.

14:00-14:30 H2 - Paarl Media

Press and Printing demonstration.

14:00-14:45 Rm 1.42

The Challenges and Rewards of Writing for Teenagers. A discussion with Kevin Brooks, Jennifer Crocker, Robin Malan, Helen Brain, Najma Parker & André Trantraal.

14:00-14:45 Rm 1.43 - 1.44

Simon Gear, SA’s best loved television weather-man, shares his eco-friendly tips, from his book Going Green - 365 Ways to Change our World.

14:00-15:45 Rm 1.62

Q&A Session on the Frankfurt Book Fair. How to make the most of your participation in the world’s largest fair for books, multimedia and communication.

14:00-14:45 Rm 1.63 - 1.64

Cartooning as social and political commentary in South Africa. Zapiro in conversation with Andy Mason, author of the forthcoming book What’s So Funny: Under the Skin of South African Cartooning. Hosted by Double Storey Books.

14:00-14:45 F6 - Dalro Forum

Hollow Men: Can Africa’s leaders fulfill Africa’s promise? A discussion with Moeletsi Mbeki & Achille Mbembe.

14:00-15:30 Rm 2.43

What we know about homosexual transmission in the context of HIV / AIDS in South Africa and why the silence? Speakers include Prof Vasu Reddy, Dr Laetitia Rispel, Glenn de Swardt & Zethu Mathebene (HSRC Press).

14:00-15:30 Rm 2.46

What will be the legacy of South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 Football World Cup? Scholars discuss the benefits and the pitfalls for mega-event hosts (HSRC Press & DBSA).

14:30-15:00 K1 - Penguin

Sam Scarborough signs books at the Penguin stand.

15:00

Interactive materials for whiteboards. Parents, teachers and learners from grades 4 to 12 are invited to a presentation on a range of interactive materials available for language, reading, mathematics and science.

G3 - MML

15:00-15:45 Rm 1.41

Book launch and reading by author Tazmin Mahomed from Secrets of a Muslim Heart

15:00-15:45 Rm 1.42

Africa Reads To Africa: Nigerian Publishing and it’s growing interconnectedness with the continent. Toyin Akinosho chats with Bankole Olayebi, Publisher - Bookcraft.

15:00-15:45 Rm 1.43 - 1.44

Barking or Biting? Revolution, Activism and Free Speech. A thought-provoking discussion with Pregs Govender, Prof Raymond Suttner & Zapiro.

15:00-15:45 Rm 1.63 - 1.64

Issues of colour and identity in modern South Africa. Featuring the authors of two new UCT Press titles: Prof Jonathan Jansen, Knowledge in the Blood: Confronting Race and the Apartheid Past and Mohamed Adhikari, Burdened by Race: Coloured Identities in Southern Africa. Hosted by UCT Press.

TIME

VENUE

EVENT DESCRIPTION

15:00-15:45 F6 - Dalro Forum

John van de Ruit, bestselling author of Spud, Spud - The Madness Continues and the recent Spud - Learning to Fly, chats about his writing life.

15:00-15:45 K1 - Penguin

Simon Gear signs books at the Penguin stand.

15:00-16:00 E14 - JUTA

The Mandela Files. Drawing on Zapiro’s astonishing range of cartoons of Madiba from the late 1980’s to the present, this handsome book is Jonathan Shapiro’s personal tribute to the great man of our times.

15:30-16:00 H2 - Paarl Media

Press and Printing demonstration.

15:30

F4 - Shuter & Shooter A - Z of African Writers Covering over 200 writers, A - Z of African Writers serves as an introduction to modern African writing in English. With Robin Malan.

16:00-16:45 Rm 1.41

New Fiction: Henrietta Rose-Innes in discussion with …. Elana Bregin, Kopano Matlwa, Megan Voysey-Braig & Lauren Beukes.

16:00-16:45 Rm 1.42

What poets mean when they talk about love. A group of South African women poets and visiting British poet and performer Zena Edwards talk about love, life and the creative process.

16:00-16:45 Rm 1.43 - 1.44

From Global Apartheid to Global Village: Africa and the United Nations. A discussion with Dr Adekeye Adebajo, Mr Tor Sellström & Dr Garth Le Pere.

16:00-16:45 Rm 1.61

A proof-reading workshop with John Linnegar.

16:00-16:45 Rm 1.62

‘Invaded - The Biological Pollution caused by Alien and Invasive Species in South Africa’ by Leonie Joubert.

16:00-16:45 Rm 1.63 - 1.64

Touch - André Brink, Ivan Vladislavic and other authors read from a collection including stories by Nadine Gordimer, Damon Galgut, Imraan Coovadia and Henrietta Rose-Innes. The authors are donating all royalties to the Treatment Action Campaign. With an introduction by Zackie Achmat.

16:00-16:45 F6 - Dalro Forum

Allan Boesak talks about his latest book, Running with Horses. He reflects on his life as an accidental politician from 1976 to the present.

16:00-17:00 K1 - Penguin

John van de Ruit signs books at the Penguin stand.

16:00-17:30 Rm 2.43

Writing History in the Wake of Apartheid. Panellists include Dr Mcebisi Ndletyana (HSRC Press).

16:00-17:30 Rm 2.46

Are some sexualities more equal than others? Who’s desire counts? Who’s desire is undervalued? Hear what the authors of “The Prize & The Price’ have to say. Speakers include Melissa Steyn, Mikki van Zyl, Kopano Ratele, Reinette Popplestone & Washeila Sait (HSRC Press).

16:00-17:00 F7 - Via Afrika

Were adults shaped by the stories they read as children? Marjorie van Heerden talks about the influence of codes of social behaviour as learned through the story.

17:00-18:00 F7 - Via Afrika

Launch of the SCBWI South Africa Showcase on the Internet. Presented by Elaine Ridge and Marjorie van Heerden, the co-Regional Advisors for SCBWI SA, and Markus van Heerden, computer programmer of the showcase.

17:00

Launch of Invaded: The Biological Invasion of South Africa by Leonie Joubert with Prof. Steven Chown of the Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University.

E7 - Wits University Press

17:00-17:30 H2 - Paarl Media

Press and Printing demonstration.

17:30-18:00 K1 - Penguin

Launch of Exhibit A by Sarah Lotz at the Penguin stand.

DISCLAIMER : Unless stated otherwise, all events are open to the public. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, the programme remains subject to change