These books are not necessarily in the LAHS library
Pickering, J. (2025). Raising the Bar: The Making of a Judge. Staging Post
As described by
Jacana: Raising the Bar is a memorable, funny, sometimes poignant, even tragic,
but always interesting and entertaining account of a life’s journey. Follow
Jeremy as a child, young man, student, circus performer, practising advocate
and Legal Resources Centre Director – from his birth in 1949 to his appointment
as a High Court Judge of the Eastern Cape Division in 1992. https://jacana.co.za/product/raising-the-bar-the-making-of-a-judge/
Jeremy Pickering was a High Court
judge from 1 September 1992 until his retirement on 30 August 2019, a period of
27 years. the longest serving judge in South Africa.
The Qonce Museum is
proudly launching the third edition of Widening
the Scope: German Settlers on the Border now including two new chapters: Three Waves of German
Immigration to the Eastern Cape explored through the lives of three
Settlers by Gail Röthlin and The Material Culture of German Settlers in
the Eastern Cape: A Preliminary Study by
Stephanie Victor. The book is selling at the museum for R120.
Victor S. (2026).
Exploring the Narratives: The Ngqika Queen Nosuthu, Mgwali Mission and the Soga
family in Joanne Ruth Davis, Tiyo Soga: An African Voice in History, Faith and
Freedom. In Tiyo Soga: An African Voice in History, Faith and Freedom (Ed JR Davis).
HSRC Press.
As described by HSRC
Press: This multi-authored, multi-disciplinary book provides exciting
scholarship on the nineteenth century Xhosa intellectual, the Reverend Tiyo
Soga. A diverse range of scholars develop the reading of Soga as a lone
frontier pioneer to that of a multifaceted intellectual and community
representative, considering Soga’s agency as a member of several networks,
including Xhosa royalty and communities; colonial politicians. https://hsrcpress.ac.za/product/tiyo-soga-an-african-voice-in-history-faith-and-freedom/ Can be bought online
at https://www.mzansibooks.co.za/products/tiyo-soga-an-african-voice-in-history-faith-and-freedom