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Nuut op die rak: Rooted and Rising

by Thebe Ikalafeng | Published by Jonathan Ball Publishers

In a world that often asks us to choose between heritage and success, what if the secret to rising lies in staying rooted? Thebe Ikalafeng is a Hall of Fame pan-African branding authority and cultural champion who has journeyed to every African country and worked in over 25 countries across the globe. In Rooted and Rising, his people-centred Seven Ps framework, steeped in African wisdom and practice, reveals how anchoring ourselves in our cultures is the key to authenticity and achieving real advancement. Thebe Ikalafeng is an African branding authority. He is the founder of BLG, a multi-disciplinary advisory group and the founder of the seminal non-profit Brand Africa movement for a brand-led African agenda which is widely referenced as the definitive barometer of brands in Africa. He lives in Johannesburg.

Keep cabbage affordable

Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - Cabbage has been many things - a wartime lifesaver, a symbol of resilience, even a French term of endearment. For millions of South Africans, though, it is a daily staple that’s filling, packed with nutrition, and affordable, and the Shoprite Group is working hard to keep it that way. “Because the group understands the importance of cabbage in South Africans’ diets, it has, for the past two-and-a-half years, been quietly investing millions to keep it affordable. Between June 2024 and July 2025, the group spent R24 million to subsidise the price of cabbage for its customers,” says Quintin Paladin, General Manager: Freshmark & Fresh Foods.

Pretdag vir die gesin

Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - Die Justice Otto Sorgoord op Stilfontein bied volgende maand ‘n pretdag by Pickles en Peppers aan wat die hele familie sal besig hou. ’n Visvangkompetisie, potjiekoswedstryd en mark sal plaasvind. Toegang vir besoe-kers is R70 per volwassene en R50 per skoolgaande kind.

Milner's new departmental head

Melané Venter is the new departmental head at Milner High School. She is with Sam Lupuwana (principal), Zakes Muyane (deputy principal) and Jonathan de Kiewit (deputy principal).

Nuut op die rak: Die man van elders

Deur Helene de Kock | uitgegee deur NB Uitgewers

Met ’n stewige oeuvre van 43 romans op haar kerfstok, bly Helene Kock een van Afrikaans se gunsteling-liefdesverhaalskrywers. Die man van elders is die derde titel in ’n reeks oor die wel en wee van die vriende en families wat reeds in die eerste twee titels bekendgestel is. Die ander boeke in die reeks, Diana se dag en Drome het ook asem, was beide op Netwerk24 se topverkoperlys. Waaroor gaan die boek? Jean Botha verkeer tans elders: iewers en tegelykertyd nêrens. Ná drie jaar op ’n passasierskip smag hy na ’n plek wat syne is en waar hy gewoon net mens kan wees. Die oomblik toe hy terug op eie bodem vir Renette Brink op Stellenbosch ontmoet, weet Jean een ding vir seker: Hy sal haar nooit weer kan vergeet nie. Maar Renette is verloof aan Martin Hoogendyk, ’n gesiene boer van die OosVrystaat.