Message from the Chair of The Publishers' Association Of South Africa

In order to showcase the efforts of the publishing industry, we have compiled a second annual supplement to the Writings in Nine Tongues catalogue.

Commitment to publishing in the nine African languages of South Africa continues to grow steadily despite the economic downturn. Publishers continue to invest in the development and promotion of literature in these nine languages and this year, we have seen additional publishers enter this arena.

The interest in the catalogue, both locally and internationally, has been tremendous. The Publishers' Association of South Africa continues to receive accolades from a wide range of institutions, companies and individuals. The catalogue functions as a practical reference and marketing tool, and has also been found to be of great academic value.

The 2009 Supplement follows the format of previous years and presents an additional 432 titles across the following nine languages: