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Phumlani Pikoli

Fuck this view, we’re heading north: Reliving ‘Mermaid Fillet’

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Mia Arderne’s debut novel is, partly, a homage to place. Flashes of Cape Town’s northern suburbs pop up, offering hazy solace to the characters. Phumlani Pikoli went along for the ride.
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A Seat at a Table ep. 2: Authenticity versus responsibility

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In the second instalment of A Seat at a Table, writers discuss authenticity, character development and the value of handwritten drafts
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A Seat at a Table, Ep 1: The writerly thing to do

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Interviews can often demystify the processes behind how people create. It’s always fascinated Phumlani Pikoli to find the tricks to artists’ magic, as explored in his new podcast, ‘A Seat at a Table’
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Not acknowledging crimes against humanity is the Springbok way

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South African rugby was racist, is still racist, and nothing will truly transform it.
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Oh Shucks, an accidental blackface hero

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Leon Schuster is having a few movies of his removed from Showmax and Phumlani Pikoli figures: what better time to reflect on this bruh than now?
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‘Adaptation’: New short fiction from Phumlani Pikoli

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Phumlani Pikoli’s latest piece is a metafiction based on what could happen if spike jonze and Ira Glass met
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The Portfolio: Phumlani Pikoli

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'The process of writing in solitude is still puzzling. How am I alone when I have so many people inside me?'
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