Percy Zvomuya
Percy Zvomuya is a writer and critic who has written for numerous publications, including Chimurenga, the Mail & Guardian, Moto in Zimbabwe, the Sunday Times and the London Review of Books blog. He is a co-founder of Johannesburg-based writing collective The Con and, in 2014, was one of the judges for the Caine Prize for African Writing.
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/ 2 August 2003

Mbeki’s history lesson

The economic history of the Afrikaner held many lessons for South Africa’s future growth, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday. Of particular interest was the manner in which they tackled the problem of the poor white Afrikaner — brought about by English domination.

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/ 6 September 2002

Enter the prodigal Sonn

With the obvious exception of Neil McKenzie — who may, with hindsight, come to view his omission as a stroke of good fortune — a full-strength South African team leaves for Sri Lanka on Sunday for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Trophy tournament. This is, of course, as it should be, but the situation was […]

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/ 6 August 1999

Artfully put together

CD of the week Ronald Atkins A legend of the Sixties, the Art Ensemble of Chicago did not start until 1969, and then came together in Paris, rather than the Windy City. Their collaboration made a splash which lasted three decades. Coming Home Jamaica (Birdology) was recorded a few years ago by the four surviving […]

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/ 19 April 1996

The rave pot bubbles over

THEATRE: Hazel Friedman Picture yourself on a boat on the river with tangerine pearls and marshmallow eyes (or something to that effect) and you’ll begin to get the gist of Oxygen by Art Attack, Lara Foot Newton’s contribution to the age of rave. Add a couple of Es to Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, […]