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2009 news archive

2008 news archive

2011 News Articles

HELEN SUZMAN by Gillian Godsell - review by Jay Heale

They Fought for Freedom series. A well researched, articulately written, highly readable biography of the one lady who sat in our South African parliament representing (alone) the Progressive Party and opposing with every word and action she could gather together everything that the National Party framed as the law of our country. Here, told with wit, honesty and affection, we can read this sort of anecdote... Read more

2010 News Articles

Billion Dollar Soccer Ball & Jesse’s Story short-listed for Percy Fitzpatrick Prize
Announcement Of The Shortlisted Candidates For The English Academy Percy Fitzpatrick Prize For Youth Literature: After months of hard work, the panels adjudicating the above listed award have come up with shortlists of potential winners. Read more

Katy of Sky Road, by Dianne Case and Yvonne Hart, has been selected for the 2010 IBBY Honour List
Maskew Miller Longman is pleased to announce that Katy of Sky Road, by Dianne Case and Yvonne Hart, has been selected for the 2010 IBBY Honour List as having made a special contribution to recent South African literature for children and young people. Read more

MML calls for drama entries for its 2012 literature awards competition
Leading South African educational publisher, Maskew Miller Longman, is calling for entries for its 2012 Literature Awards, which will be for youth dramas. Closing date is 30 April 2011 and winners receive R7 500 per language category. Read more

Sussie Veer is dood en ander verhale reviewed by Lona Gericke (IBBY)
Wat 'n prag versameling van 25 kortverhale deur bekende en talentvolle skrywers, elkeen in eie reg! Onder andere bevat dit 'Johanna Magdalena Matthee' deur Annami Simon, wat 'n eerste plek gewen het in MML se kortverhaal kompetisie; 'n Bed vir Johnny deur Jeanetta Basson, 'n tweede plek wenner; en Verneukkind deur Fanie Viljoen, 'n derde plek wenner in hierdie kompetisie. Read more

Understanding concepts in Mathematics and Science wins 2009 SATI Prize
".this seminal work is deemed to have the potential to change the South African educational landscape forever and to provide a powerful incentive for many more similar endeavours. " Read more

2007 MML Literature Award winner, Katy of Sky Road, selected for IBBY Honour List
Maskew Miller Longman is pleased to announce that Katy of Sky Road, by Dianne Case and Yvonne Hart, has been selected for the IBBY Honour List to be presented at the IBBY World Congress in Copenhagen...Read more

2009 News Articles

NEW requirements for Grade 11 2010 Life Sciences
FOCUS on Life Sciences Grade 11 offers a complete solution to the NEW requirements for 2010 Life Sciences. Read more

NEW requirements for Grade 11 2010 Physical Sciences
FOCUS on Physical Sciences Grade 11 offers a complete solution to the NEW requirements for 2010 Physical Sciences. Read more

Maskew Miller Longman Dinaledi School Awards 2009
Each year, in support of the Dinaledi Schools Project, Maskew Miller Longman awards the schools selected by the Department of Education in each province, a Dinaledi Scholarship of R5 000 in the form of resource material for the school. Read more

Prof Kambule - mathematician, education specialist and author dies at the age of 88
Famous Soweto mathematician and education specialist, Thamsanqa Wilkinson Kambule, has died at the age of 88. Maskew Miller Longman is proud to have had a relationship with Kambule. He co-authored two of our Mathematics series - Kagiso Maths and Mathematics the Outcome Way. Read more

Professional Development Workshop: Western Cape: 3rd August - 6th August 2009
From 3rd to 6th August, Maskew Miller Longman hosted an exciting Professional Development Programme for teachers in the Western Cape. The programme was offered in conjunction with the Pearson Foundation, which is the charitable arm of Maskew Miller Longman's parent company, Pearson Education. Read more

Book Review: Review by Jay Heale - 6 July 2009 - The Billion Dollar Soccer Ball
The first point to make is that Michael Williams knows how to tell a damn good story with strong action and realistic characters. Hang that story on a desperate journey from today's Zimbabwe through often unfriendly South Africa, and add in an epileptic brother and plenty of xenophobia - and the soccer ball stuffed with Zim dollars. Finally reaching Cape Town, our hero earns a place in the Street Soccer World Cup, though even in that there are troubled loyalties. A convincing, exciting story.

Alexander McCall Smith in Afrikaans - Rapport Article - 31 May 2009
Jy kan maar weet iemand is besig om 'n Alexander McCall Smith te lees as jy hom iewers, boek in die hand, met so 'n ingenome, versadigde glimlag op sy bakkies betrap. Read more

MML brings you Alexander McCall Smith's best-selling series in Afrikaans! The translation of The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency is the first in the worldwide best-selling series, featuring Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's leading, and only, female private detective. This gently comic series is as much about the foibles of the characters as it is about solving mysteries. Read more

Maskew Miller Longman Bursary - supporting schools and learners
As a dedicated partner in education in South Africa, Maskew Miller Longman understands the need to encourage learners to continue their education. To ensure that this becomes a reality for disadvantaged learners we have been sponsoring bursaries for over 10 years, with a total value of approximately R1.5 million! Read more

2008 News Articles

The Strollers selected for inclusion in the best "1001 Children's Books" !
The Strollers by Lesley Beake, is a story about street children in Cape Town and today remains popular with young readers because of its realistic characters and genuine setting. Now past its twentieth reprint, it is to be included in a series entitled 1001 Children's Books...Read more

Die Misterie van die Blou Uur
Die tweemaal Hertzog-pryswenner Reza de Wet gesels met Dorothea van Zyl oor haar nuutste drama Blou Uur wat pas by Maskew Miller Longman verskyn het en ook by die US Woordfees te sien is. Blou Uur is tydens Aardklop 2008 bekroon met die Smeltkroesprys vir beste nuwe teks.

Zachariah Rapola wins the 2008 NOMA Award for Publishing in Africa
The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa announces that Zachriah Rapola has won the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa 2008, for his collection of short stories, Beginnings of a Dream. Maskew Miller Longman has published two Zachariah Rapola titles, Stanza on the edge and Stanza and the jive mission. Read more

Cultivator of young minds: Meet CEO of Pearson Education Southern Africa, Fathima Dada
The woman who will head Pearson Southern Africa has long been passionate about education. Fathima Dada is passionate about everything she does, from being chief executive of educational publisher Maskew Miller Longman to cooking, dancing and travel. The Times, Nov 10 Read article

MML wins Sefika's 2008 Best Large Educational Publisher of the Year Award
Maskew Miller Longman is proud to announce that for the third year in a row, we have scooped Sefika's Best Education Publisher of the Year Award, in the category of large education publisher. Read more

Exam help for learners - achieve exam success!
Maskew Miller Longman has a comprehensive range of exam preparation material for learners. Among these are our brand new FOCUS Study Guides in a range of content subjects and all languages, our popular FOCUS series Exam Practice Books...Read more

Professional Development Programme: Workshops for teachers in Limpopo and Gauteng
Maskew Miller Longman and the Pearson Foundation hosted a Family Book Night as part of its Professional Development Programme for teachers during August in Johannesburg and Groblersdal...Read more

South African Literature gains 12 award winning dramas
The winners and finalists of our drama competition were announced on the opening day of the Cape Town Book Fair, 14th June 2008, at The Westin Grand Hotel in Cape Town. Twelve prizes were awarded in the following nine language categories...Read more