Idowu Omoyele

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Review: Biodun Olumuyiwa’s ‘In a Journey of Dreams’ is both timely and timeless

Friday Idowu Omoyele - 30 Jul 2020

Biodun Olumuyiwa has been writing since the late 1980s, but has only recently published his debut poetry collection

Garuba finds his ‘port of death’

Article Idowu Omoyele - 19 Mar 2020

One of Nigeria’s greatest poets has died. ‘I sing for you brother, teacher, poet, prophet’

Transformation began 50 years ago

Article Idowu Omoyele - 2 Nov 2018

The first bid to place Africa at the heart of literary studies took place in Kenya

Things Fall Apart turns 60

Article Idowu Omoyele - 5 Oct 2018

The classic novel by Chinua Achebe, and how it came to be, are legendary African tales

‘For 30 years, I kept running’

Article Idowu Omoyele - 5 Jan 2018

Harry Garuba wrote his first collection of poems in 1982. It’s taken him 35 years to do a second

Vile stain of racism taints the US

Article Idowu Omoyele - 4 Jan 2018

It’s not surprising that the country has still not  rid itself of its violent and racial bigotry

Another Nigerian star emerges

Article Idowu Omoyele - 17 Nov 2017

Ayòbámi Adébáyò summons Yoruba folklore and a longstanding literary tradition in her debut novel

Toni Morrison’s Beloved, 30 years later

Article Idowu Omoyele - 3 Oct 2017

With her intricate writing of physical suffering and supernatural torment, Toni Morrison vividly paints the pain of slavery

Post-colonial universities are trapped by their past

Article Idowu Omoyele - 31 Aug 2017

Mamdani looks at the history and ideologies that have shaped African universities and points to Afrikaans as an example of successful decolonisation

Cry, Nigeria, my beloved country

Article Idowu Omoyele - 28 Jul 2017

That a country so blessed with abundance can so cruelly betray its poor and vulnerable is nothing short of a tragedy

Arrested decolonisation, season 4

Article Idowu Omoyele - 14 Jul 2017

Transformation is the inclusion of African and other knowledge with Western thought

Primo Levi’s legacy 70 years on

Article Idowu Omoyele - 4 Jul 2017

'If This Is a Man' explores humanity’s inhumanity and the ability to endure unimaginable horrors.

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Covid-19: Outlook on the economy, politics and labour

special reports - 5 Aug 2020

There is a risk of some people going into panic with Covid-19 so people must educate themselves to find out what their options are regarding debt

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Opt-in to Popia

special reports - 5 Aug 2020

All business owners should take note: there is a lot of work ahead to ensure compliance with the POPI Act that has just come into effect

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Capital Legacy talks life

special reports - 5 Aug 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic is revealing how few people actually sort their affairs to the benefit of their loved ones they leave behind when they pass on

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Accounting technician beats the odds to obtain a professional qualification

special reports - 5 Aug 2020

'Being an AT(SA) offers lifelong learning and professional development opportunities because you never get to stop learning'

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Associate general accountant reveals why she chose to work in the public sector – and stayed

special reports - 4 Aug 2020

Rakshika Danilala is part of the team tasked with auditing the R500-billion fiscal package allocated by government to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic

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Accounting for sustainability: A South African case study

special reports - 4 Aug 2020

The accountancy profession has been recognised and seen its models replicated as successful models for projects that contribute towards the SDGs

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Debt management amid Covid-19 and beyond

special reports - 3 Aug 2020

This webinar on Debt Management, sponsored by Debt Rescue, had its experts share a practical approach to debt management amid this crisis and beyond

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NSTF-South32 Awards

special reports - 2 Aug 2020

All of the awards are made for outstanding contributions to science, engineering, technology and innovation in South Africa