Maskew Miller Longman News & Book Reviews
News: e-Books for Grade 10 and 11 learners using iPads.
Maskew Miller Longman's CAPS approved Platinum and Focus textbooks are now available in ebook format from ZA Books for download to an iPad. Read more
News: Find out more about Dorothy Dyer, author of Reading the Wind
Who or what inspired you to write this book? I love reading, and I guess I was inspired by all the brilliant YA fiction I have read, historical and other. And I wanted to see if I could write myself. I dedicated the book to my sons because I want them to enjoy reading like I do, and also to my mother, who although she died many years ago, had a profound influence on my life. She was the one who taught me the wonder of books. Read more
News: Herbert Lentsoane's latest MML novel wins 2012 M-Net Literary Award
The winners of the prestigious M-Net Literary Awards were announced at a glorious event at the Hyatt Hotel in Johannesburg yesterday. The award for the Best Novel in Sepedi language novels went to Tshweu ya ditsebe (A Gentleman with White Ears) by Herbert Lentsoane. Read more
Book Review: Stepping Solo by J Bauling - review by GoodReads.com
Bauling's refusal to skim over the bleakness of the future facing many young people is tempered by the encouraging example of teenagers who, despite seemingly overwhelming problems, grow in confidence and courage with which they can, perhaps, build a better life for themselves.....Read more
Book Review: The Children of Soweto by M Mzamane - review by Jay Heale
First published 1982 and subsequently banned, The Children of Soweto is a historically important fiction novel written as three separate books....Read more
News: Maskew Miller Longman Celebrates World Book Day
This year Maskew Miller Longman once again embraced the opportunity to encourage reading by donating readers to primary schools in South Africa. A few of the MML staff members were able to visit the schools and share their stories...Read more
Book Review: Reading the Wind by Dorothy Dyer - review by Jay Heale
A historical novel for young adults set in the Mowbray of the later 1870s. Plenty of lively action – from the very first sentence... Read more
Book Review: Stepping Solo by Jayne Bauling - review by Jay Heale
The trend in South African youth novels is away from a strong storyline of action and reaction, towards more introspective writing about situation and understanding... Read more
Book Review: 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
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
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
Celebrating our heritage
On September 24th, Heritage Day, South Africans celebrate our diverse heritage. Maskew Miller Longman is committed to promoting our heritage, for example...Read more