ESI Press

25/01/2024

[BOOK LAUNCH 📚 🚀]

Thetha Sizwe book launch will be happening Scaena Theatre at the University of Free State, Bloemfontein.

🔗 RSVP here: https://forms.gle/1vEiFpV72y66Px4p7 (link also available on our bio).

To get your FREE copy of the book visit esipress.up.ac.za

23/01/2024

[BOOK LAUNCH]

Coming soon to ESI Press: “South Africa’s Easy Elections Guide: Who To Vote for in 2024” by Nickolaus Bauer. Join Nickolaus Bauer in conversation with Govan Whittles. 📚

23/01/2024

Publish your work with us. Full details available on our website: esipress.up.ac.za (full link available on our bio).

30/12/2023

Have you had your holiday read yet🤓? Head over to our website to read anyone of our FREE books and articles. Link in bio! 📚

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas, South Africa! 🎄

Celebrate South African style with a potjie and dombolo - both recipes are in HumanEATies at the 🔗 in our bio!

20/12/2023

15/12/2023

Did you know you can access all of our books on our website? You can either read them online or download them onto your device to read on the go - the perfect way to spend your public holiday 🤩📚

29/11/2023

HumanEATies is officially part of the Best in the World 🤩🏆

A massive thank you to everyone who made this passion project possible! this one’s for you 🥂

University of Pretoria

16/11/2023

Hot off the press 🤩

27/10/2023

Rory du Plessis reads a poem to Liza - I See You coming soon!

26/10/2023

Behind the scenes of an exciting new project with the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria coming soon!

Can you guess the project? ✨ 🧚‍♀️ 🧙🏻‍♀️

17/10/2023

We’re so excited to share that HumanEATies has been nominated for World Cookbook Fair - Gourmand International - Gourmand Awards in the Free University Press category!

17/10/2023

Sawubona - I see you

“It is an affirmation that the addresser cherishes the dignity & worth of another person”

Rory du Plessis’ moving collection of poems, I See You, is coming soon!

24/09/2023

Het jy ‘n Kook&Geniet in jou huis?

Vertel ons daarvan:
[email protected]

Die Universiteit van Pretoria is besig met navorsing oor die ikoniese resepte boek se invloed op ons erfenis as Suid-Afrikaners. Daarom doen ons ‘n beroep op die publiek om met ons hulle storie te deel.

Deel met ons:
• Waar jy die boek gekry het?
• Wie het dit vir jou gegee?
• Hoe oud is jou boek al?
• Is daar enige herinneringe geheg aan die boek?
• Wat is jou gunsteling resep?

Deel asseblief ook ‘n foto van die voorblad en enige geskrewe boodskap wat jou boek dalk mag bevat.

Geniet jou Erfenisdag!

24/09/2023

Reaching out to all South Africans who have a Cook&Enjoy in your home.

Tell us about it:
[email protected]

The University of Pretoria is studying the iconic recipe book’s impact on our heritage as South Africans

Share your story with us:
• Where you got it from?
• Who gave it to you?
• How old is it?
• Any memory attached to it?
• Your favourite recipe?

Please also share a photo of the cover and any handwritten inscription you might have in your book.

Enjoy your Heritage Day! 🇿🇦

23/06/2023

Once the second most important railway junction in South Africa, De Aar’s history is unpacked in Dr Miescher’s book, which stems from a larger project on the central role played by South African Railways in the creation of an imagined imperial South African space.

Read the full press release here: https://www.up.ac.za/faculty-of-humanities/news/post_3162064-ups-esi-press-launches-free-book-on-history-of-de-aar

Read ESI’s newest publication here:
https://esipress.up.ac.za/de-aar/

22/06/2023

UP unveils a treasure trove of indigenous manuscripts - no other collection of heritage writings in South Africa’s indigenous languages of this age, scope and scale, by mother tongue speakers exists. “It is impossible to overstate the significance of this collection. Recorded South African history is overwhelmingly white and colonialist, and this collection goes some way to correct this imbalance,” said Nikki Haw, Coordinator for Special Collections at UP’s Department of Library Services (UP Library Services). Read more: https://ow.ly/2ej050OPcEI

12/06/2023

“It was a hot summer day in February 2012 when I first came to De Aar”.

ESI’s newest book will be launched in De Aar in a week – check back soon for more snapshots from the book!

11/05/2023

“Launched in the week leading up to Mother’s Day in our country (Sunday, 14 May 2023), Umalusi is also a tribute to all the mothers in our communities across the land”


University of Pretoria Mamelodi Campus
Edwin T. Smith

18/04/2023

“In quiet ways beyond the news and headlines, people of all traditions, persuasions, faiths and spiritual engagements partake in formal and informal rituals that mark the land in ways that align with their beliefs.”

Excerpts from Earth Songs by Paul Weinberg

The ebook is available on our website.

14/04/2023

Cover reveal!
We’re incredibly excited to announce Edwin Smith’s second collection of poems, Umalusi!

Keep an eye on our pages for the announcement of the launch of this incredible book.

11/04/2023

HumanEATies: It all started at a breakfast in Pretoria where two international researchers arrived with German cookies as a thank-you to UP’s Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. This sparked off a conversation about traditional foods and cultures and the idea of a cookbook was born. is the outcome. It celebrates 100 years of the Faculty of Humanities: University of Pretoria with 100 recipes that range from dombolo to soetkoek. And it can be downloaded for free. Read more: https://lnkd.in/djVnVYky

07/04/2023

“And suddenly, we’re all prisoners in our homes” - Lesedi Ramogohlo Matabane

01/04/2023

HumanEATies was featured on Newzroom Afrika! 🤩🎉

Faculty of Humanities: University of Pretoria

University of Pretoria

The University of Pretoria has published a cookbook that is inspired by local history and heritage. It is titled 'HumanEATies' and features 100 local recipes...

01/04/2023

“In this cookbook, we are in celebration mode, flavoured with bits of nostalgia and memory-making”.

https://www.up.ac.za/news/post_3139191-from-dombolo-to-soetkoek-ups-faculty-of-humanities-launches-a-free-cookbook-that-celebrates-diverse-cultures-and-memories

Faculty of Humanities: University of Pretoria

UP's Faculty of Humanities celebrates 100 years with the launch of it's newly published 100 recipe cookbook.

31/03/2023

Keep an eye on our page - we’ll be posting more content from the official launch of HumanEATies soon! 👀🎉 Click the link in our bio to view of sample of the book 📖

Faculty of Humanities: University of Pretoria

12/12/2021

ESI Press is pleased to announce the publication of Tanzania’s Magufuli: Implementing the Promise to the Nation by Dr Sixta Raphael Kilambo and Prof Katabaro Novatus Miti. The book was released on the 9th of December to celebrate Tanzania Independence Day

This book brings together the efforts of Tanzania’s five presidents in tackling the issues of corruption, industrialization and government revenue collection. It highlights the role of development partners in Tanzania’s shifting political and economic development trajectory in the past 60 years of the country’s independence. It is an informative and interesting read for students, academics and policy analysts.

The election of Magufuli brought new hope to many Tanzanians, who hoped the country would revert to the times of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere’s presidency. Both Nyerere and Magufuli had a good stance on responsible government, leadership, self-reliance and control of the country’s resources for the betterment of the people. This book provides a brief overview of the last six presidencies of Tanzania and provides an in-depth examination of the extent to which Magufuli fought corruption with the "naming and shaming" of government officials and kindled the spirit of serving the citizens of the country. He openly fought for foreign investors to give Tanzania a fare-share of the wealth and natural resources of the country, and personally followed through on the ex*****on of several government projects.

ESI Press catalogue: https://esipress.up.ac.za/books/
Dedicated page https://esipress.up.ac.za/tanzanias_magufuli/
Link to the e-book:http://esipress.up.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/tanzanias-magufuli_ebook.pdf

29/09/2021

ESI Press is excited to announce the upcoming publication of Paul Weinberg's EarthSongs! In this video, the author tells us more about EarthSongs' sources of inspiration and the spiritual significance of these breathtaking locations.

An exhibition featuring pictures from the book will be held at the Melrose Gallery from the 5th of November to the 5th of December 2021. It will be free to the public and open Monday through Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm.

Hard copies will be available for sale!

https://esipress.up.ac.za/
www.themelrosegallery.com

31/08/2021

ESI Press is very pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of EarthSongs, a beautifully captured by photographer and curator Paul Weinberg. This book celebrates the people of South Africa’s spiritual connections to the land, and its meaning to a variety of its inhabitants. depicts the South African landscape as a natural canvas through which layered stories are expressed, engraved or buried.
More details will follow!

https://esipress.up.ac.za/
http://paulweinberg.co.za/