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/ 5 February 2010
Percy Zvomuya celebrates a trove of new essays by the master of the middle way, Chinua Achebe
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/ 4 February 2010
News that Jürgen Habermas had joined Twitter generated a buzz on the site, the likes of which was not seen since Bill Gates signed up.
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/ 29 January 2010
An upmarket shebeen has become a gathering place for Soweto’s chattering classes. Percy Zvomuya paid Kwa-Thabeng a visit.
Fifa’s requirements for local media seeking accreditation to cover the 2010 World Cup "may well infringe the constitutional right of expression.
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/ 22 January 2010
The recent disappointing start to the Africa Cup of Nations suggests that there is still a long way to go before the continent can conquer the world.
On Tuesday last week Moses Legodi came home to find his neighbours battling to put out a fire threatening to engulf his house.
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/ 24 December 2009
The M&G‘s literary critic compiles his best reads for 2009 — with a selection of brilliant African writing.
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/ 11 December 2009
Darrell Roodt’s call to cast Jennifer Hudson as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has led to flaring tempers, hurling of insults and charges of xenophobia.
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/ 20 November 2009
The playwright who challenged President Jacob Zuma at a public gathering of artists this week has been invited to meet the president privately.
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/ 13 November 2009
Despite our carnivorous cultural heritage, more and more South Africans are converting to vegetarianism, writes Percy Zvomuya.