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Ackerman (R.) , de Bruyn (P.) & Ackerman (S.) A SPRAT TO CATCH A MACKEREL, key principles to build your business
215 pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2010. R125
Raymond Ackerman, chairman of the Pick 'n Pay supermarket chain from 1967 to 2010, outlines the basic tenets behind his business philosophy.

Raymond Ackerman has been rated by the Financial Times as among the World's Top 100 Most Respected Businessmen. He is also the first South African ever to receive the International Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship. In 2009, his company was voted the World's Best Retailer by the National Retail Federation (NRF). He is also the author of the memoir, "Hearing Grashoppers Jump", and "The Four Legs of the Table", in which he recounts how he built Pick 'n Pay.
Bernstein (A.) THE CASE FOR BUSINESS IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES,
403 pp., paperback, Reprint, Johannesburg, (2010) 2011 . R260
"Both activist NGO leaders who attack business for not contributing enough to society and business leaders who have gotten into the habit of apologizing for not doing enough should get ready to rethink their views when they see Ann Bernstein's penetrating and timely critique. To her discerning ears, the current conversation about 'corporate social responsibility' (CSR) is a captive of the interests and points of view of wealthy people in wealthy countries largely located in the northern part of the globe. This book is a provocative antidote to the feel-good orientation of most CSR efforts. Bernstein deals with the realities and complexities of development and growth in the low income countries where it is most needed - and energes with a clear-eyed, bold, and unsentimental endorsement of the enormous value that businesses can and do contribute in the societies that operate free and competitive markets. Her perspective is fresh and candid and informed - and very much worth reading and reading again." Herman Leonard, George F.Baker Professor of Public Management at the Kennedy School and Eliot I.Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School

"Ann Bernstein has written the definitive answer to Naomi Klein's hugely influential and hugely overrated 'No Logo'. Drawing on her deep knowledge of the relevant literature and her personal experience of South Africa, the author argues that the great contribution business can make to development is to do what modern business alone can do on a sufficiently large scale to make a dent in entrenched poverty: create wealth. It is not by acting in accordance with the muddled agendas of well-intentioned proponents of 'corporate responsibility' that business makes a positive difference. It is by being productive and profitable. This book not only offers a new agenda for the role of business in development, but is also a call to arms. Business leaders should take from it the intellectual confidence they need to defend the irreplaceable role of business, qua business." Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times

Ann Bernstein is the founding director of the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) in Johannesburg.
Boon (M.) THE AFRICAN WAY, the power of interactive leadership
159 pp., paperback, Third Edition, Cape Town, (1996) 2007. R130
Mike Boon "explains the problems that lead to a breakdown in communication between diffrent cultural groups in business and interpersonal relationships, and presents original and practical solutions."

Mike Boon is the CEO of Vulindlela Network, which specialises in organisational transformation and growth.
Buhlungu (S.) et. al. (eds.) STATE OF THE NATION, South Africa 2007
586 pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2007. R190
This is the fourth volume of an annual evaluation of contemporary South Africa.
Contributions include "The State of the African National Congress" by Anthony Butler,
"Taking to the Streets: has developmental local government failed in South Africa?" by Doreen Atkinson,
"Disability and Welfare in South Africa's Era of Unemployment and AIDS" by Nicoli Natrass,
"The ANC, Black Economic Empowerment and State-Owned Enterprises: a recycling of history?" by Roger Southall,
"Old Victories, New Struggles: the state of the National Union of Mineworkers" by Andries Bezuidenhout and Sakhela Buhlungu,
"The Promise and the Practice of Transformation in South Africa's Health System" by Helen Schneider, Peter Barron and Sharon Fonn,
"The State of South Africa's Prisons" by Julia Sloth-Nielsen,
"Violence Against Women in South Africa" by Lisa Vetten,
"Improving Learner Achievement in Schools: applications of national assessments in South Africa" by Anil Kanjee,
"South Africa in Africa: trends and forecasts in a changing African political economy" by John Daniel, Jessica Lutchman and Alex Comninos
and "The Zimbabwean Community in South Africa" by Elinor Sisulu, Bhekinkosi Moyo and Nkosinathi Tshuma.
Cargill (J.) TRICK OR TREAT, rethinking black economic empowerment
258 pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2010. R190
Drawing on case studies Jenny Cargill reviews the policy of black economic empowerment, its results and the lessons that can be learnt, providing evidence that policy is doing the opposite of what it is designed to achieve.

In 1994 Jenny Cargill founded the think-tank BusinessMap, which monitored the economic transition as South Africa sought to integrate into the global economy and organised dialogues between business and political leaders. Later she became an adviser in the investments designed to increase black ownership in the major corporations. She lives in Johannesburg.
Dolny (H.) ed. TEAM COACHING, artists at work, South African coaches share their theory and practice
277 pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2009. R220
A group of South African coaches share their knowledge and practice for working with teams in large institutions. The coaches are Helena Dolny, Maryse Barak, Lloyd Chapman, Michael Cooper, Tim Goodenough, Marti Janse Van Rensburg, Khatija Saley and Ray Sher.
Fick (D.) AFRICA, continent of economic opportunities
511 pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2006. R380
Presents various case studies to show how businesses in Africa are succeeding despite the social and economic challenges.

Entrepreneur David Fick spent 6 years searching throughout Africa for projects and business opportunities beneficial to Africans and their trading and business partners around the world.
Fig (D.) ed. STAKING THEIR CLAIMS, corporate social and environmental responsibility in South Africa
282 pp., paperback, Pietermaritzburg, 2007. R180
Based on studies on the chemical, mining and food industries conducted by South African researchers for a United Nations project, the book also examines the response of business to black economic empowerment and the AIDS pandemic.

David Fig is an independent environmental policy analyst and is an Associate of the Sociology of Work Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Gleason (M.), Nkomo (S.) & de Jongh (D.) COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS, a collection of interviews and reflections on responsible leadership by South African captains of industry
420 pp., colour illus., paperback, CD, Pretoria, 2011. R380
A collection of interviews financial journalist David Gleason conducted with fourteen business leaders from a broad spectrum of industries in South Africa, including Bobby Godsell, Sizwe Nxasana, Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita and Maria Ramos. Includes a CD with all the interviews. Also includes an analysis of each interview by Stella Nkomo and a concluding chapter in which Derek de Jongh examines emerging theories relating to responsible leadership.
Godfrey (S.), Maree (J.), du Toit (D.) & Theron (J.) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN SOUTH AFRICA, past, present and future?
248 pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2010. R393
An analysis of the state of collective bargaining in South Africa today from legal, sociological, economic and historical perspectives.

"A must-read for anyone interested in the dynamic and challenging field of South African industrial relations." Eddie Webster, University of Cape Town

Shane Godfrey is a senior researcher in the Labour and Enterprise Policy Research Group (LEP) at the University of Cape Town
Johann Maree is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Cape Town.
Darcy du Toit is a Senior Professor and former Dean of Law at the University of the Western Cape.
Jan Theron is a practicing attorney and co-ordinator of the Labour and Enterprise Policy Research Group at the University of Cape Town.
Gqubule (D.) ed. MAKING MISTAKES, RIGHTING WRONGS, insights into Black Economic Empowerment
251 pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2006. R190
Foreword by Dr Mahathir, former Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Contributions include "The True Meaning of Black Economic Empowerment" and "A Macro-Economic Overview" by Duma Gqubule, "Skills Development, empowerment from below? An education, training and employment perspective 1994-2004" by André Kraak,
"Employment and the Labour Market" by Muzi Maziya
and "The Black Middle Class, the challenges of joining two economies" by Sean Muller.

Editor Duma Gqubule is a financial journalist.
Hamann (R.), Woolman (S.) & Sprague (C.) eds. THE BUSINESS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, human rights, partnerships, alternative business models
359 pp., illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2008. R228
"This book is about enhancing the contribution of business to sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa, with an emphasis on both challenges and opportunities."

Contributions include "Who is responsible for the squatter camps? Mining companies in South Africa and the challenge of local collaboration" by Ralph Hamann,
"The South African National Anti-Corruption Forum" by Odette Ramsingh & Kris Dobie,
"Testing the limits of 'inclusive capitalism': a case study of the South African HP i-community" by Ricarda McFalls,
"Aspen Pharmacare: providing affordable generic pharmaceuticals to treat HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis" by Stu Woolman & Courtenay Sprague, and
"Stitch Wise: strategic knowledge management for pro-poor enterprise on South Africa's goldfields" by Martin Hall.
Khoza (R.J.) LET AFRICA LEAD, African transformational leadership for 21st century business
306 pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2006. R236
Foreword by Nelson Mandela.

Seeks to explain how the spirit of African humanism, or Ubuntu, can become part of business ethics.

Businessman Reuel J.Khoza was Chairman of Eskom from 1997 to 2005, and led the transformation of the company. This is his third book.

Kraak (A.) ed. SECTORS & SKILLS, the need for policy alignment
354 pp., paperback, CD-Rom, Cape Town, 2009. R210
This monograph presents the results of a study of the skill demands of five South African economic clusters: the high-tech sector, the resource-based sector, the labour-intensive sector, the services sector and public infrastructure, and argues the case for greater alignment between industrial and skills development policies. The study was "commissioned by the South African Department of Labour in 2006. It formed part of a wider research project related to the National Skills Development Strategy and the National Industrial Policy Framework of 2007, for which the Human Sciences Research Council led a research consortium comprising the Development Policy Research Unit at the University of Cape Town and the Sociology of Work Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand."

Includes a CD-Rom, "Scarce and Critical Skills, Sector Skills, Research Project, October 2008".
Loos (U.) comp. BEGINNINGS, inspiring stories of success in the townships of Khayelitsha and Zwelihle
54 pp., 4to., illus., hardback, Cape Town, 2006. R318
Learn to Earn, a skills training and job creation organisation with branches in and around Cape Town, has been instrumental in changing the lives of many unemployed people. Here are some of the success stories.
Marcus (J.) et. al. (eds.) VISIONS OF BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT,
231 pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R185
Foreword by Cyril Ramaphosa. Introduction by political commentator and scholar, Xolela Mangcu. Conclusion by Gill Marcus, former cabinet minister and former Reserve Bank deputy governor, business analyst Khehla Shubane, and former political editor and researcher Adrian Hadland.

Contents include "The Constitutional Principles Underpinning Black Economic Empowerment" by Albie Sachs,
"Economic Empowerment in the Eastern Cape" by Jeff Peires,
"History and Structure of the South African Economy" by Duncan Innes,
"The Ethos of Black Economic Empowerment" by Blade Nzimande,
"Black Economic Empowerment: de-racialising the economy" by Saki Macozoma, and
"An Argument for Capital Concentration and Socially Responsible Investing" by Khehla Shubane.


Nussbaum (B.), Palsule (S.) & Mkhize (V.) PERSONAL GROWTH, AFRICAN STYLE,
273 pp., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 2011. R260
"This book speaks to a style of leadership that could be Africa's gift to the world" Dr Mamphela Ramphele

"'Personal Growth, African Style' is (thankfully) not another one of those essentialist and romanticised dogmas on the ethnic African. Rather, it is a scholarly book that takes account of the many meanings of what it means to be an African in a vast and complex continent; at the same time, this is a practical resource for those teaching and learning about leadership by drawing on ideas and works by major African thinkers on the postcolonial condition" Professor Jonathan Jansen

Barbara Nussbaum, Sudhanshu Palsule and Velaphi Mkhize are professionals with expertise in the fields of coaching, leadership and indigenous African knowledge. Their participation as faculty members in the Master's of Social and Transformation Programme at CIDA City Campus in Johannesburg was the inspiration behind this book.
Nyagah (L.) ed. SEEDS FOR GROWTH, financing smallholder farming in southern Africa
140 pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2011. R180
A collection of essays that explore how governance and political decision-making about the allocation of resources could transform smallholder farming in southern Africa.

Contributions include:
"The Case for Restrategising Spending Priorities to Support Small-Scale Farmers in South Africa" by Ruth Hall and Michael Aliber
"Agricultural Growth and Priorities for Investment in Smallholder Agriculture: sub-Saharan Africa" by Lovemore Rugube and Charles Machethe
"Challenges of Smallholder Farmers' Participation in Agricultural Policies in Eastern and Southern Africa: the experience of ESAFF" by Joe Mzinga.
Richards (R.) BULLETS OR BALLOTS?, the ultimate solution to crime and unemployment in South Africa
301 pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2010. R185
Ruben Richards suggests that the answer to South Africa's problems of crime and unemployment is a "shift from its current race obessesion towards an industrial-development obsession." In this book he identifies "the core requirements and elements for the emergence of a liberated economy where the majority of citizens can participate in a form of decent work and the subsequent creation of the much-needed sustainable middle class in the economy and broader South African society."

Ruben Richards was Executive Secretary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and founding Deputy-Director General of the now-disbanded Scorpions. Currently he is a visitng professor to Wits University's Graduate School of Public and Development Management and an advisor to the Manufacturing and Engineering Education and Training Authority.
Stoffberg (H.) & Prinsloo (P.) CLIMATE CHANGE, a guide for corporates
156 pp., colour illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2009. R250
A guide into the "complex relationship between corporates and an increasingly regulatory and auditing environment which holds corporations accountable for their carbon footprint". The book provides an overview of factors big business needs to consider when formulating appropriate and effective responses to climate change.

Hennie Stoffberg was an environmental scientist at the University of South Africa and was Program Manager for the Exxaro Chair in Business and Climate Change at the Centre for Corporate Citizenship. He currently teaches students in Architecture at the University of Pretoria.
Paul Prinsloo is an Education Consultant at the University of South Africa.
Thumbadoo (B.) & Wilson (G.L.) FROM DUST TO DIAMONDS, stories of South African social entrepreneurs
237 pp., paperback, Johannesburg, 2007. R195
Foreword by Gill Marcus.

Tells the stories of 19 South African social entrepreneurs working in the fields of education, health, environment, business and youth at risk.

Venter (B.) IN PURSUIT OF A DREAM, Bill Venter and the Altron story
404 pp., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, 2009. R315
Entrepreneur Bill Venter was born in 1934 to a working class South African family. At 16 his father enrolled him in an apprenticeship as a post office engineering technician. He went on to create Altron, the largest technology corporation in South Africa. He lives in Johannesburg.