Phumlani Pikoli

Phumlani Pikoli is a multidisciplinary artist. He had his multi-sensory exhibition with the British Council in South Africa and Tmrw Mixed Reality Workshop, based on his acclaimed debut collection of short stories, The Fatuous State of Severity In January 2020. His debut novel Born Freeloaders was released in 2019 and published by Pan Macmillan.

Not acknowledging crimes against humanity is the Springbok way

Sport Phumlani Pikoli - 24 Aug 2020

South African rugby was racist, is still racist, and nothing will truly transform it.

Oh Shucks, an accidental blackface hero

Friday Phumlani Pikoli - 28 Jun 2020

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?

‘Adaptation’: New short fiction from Phumlani Pikoli

Friday Phumlani Pikoli - 18 May 2020

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

The Portfolio: Phumlani Pikoli

Article Phumlani Pikoli - 31 May 2019

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

Press Releases

Special Reports

Leading women on stage at SingularityU Online Summit 2020

special reports - 1 Oct 2020

Programme finalised for much anticipated multi-national summit where top women in various industries are assembled to share their thought leadership

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Accounting ethics: Why character matters

special reports - 1 Oct 2020

An accountant’s character is their product – and once an accountant’s integrity is in doubt then the product loses its value

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Diversity and a love of learning is key to getting ahead in business

special reports - 1 Oct 2020

'Young people must take care not to waste valuable time – this will help with being ahead of the pack and make the education load easier'

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Standard Bank Top Women Culture Reset Series has limitless possibilities for women

special reports - 1 Oct 2020

'As women we will for a long time continue to feel that we must work harder than our male counterparts to get the same recognition'

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Kingdom of Lesotho Ministry of Health Request for CVs (Individual Consultants)

special reports - 1 Oct 2020

The MOH seeks to engage a Quality Assurance specialist to assist it to develop a comprehensive Quality Assurance programme for Lesotho

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Standard Bank talks effective female leadership in business

special reports - 1 Oct 2020

Women leaders often encourage participation and sharing power and information by enhancing people’s self-worth in business

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UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

The Elephant in the Room Tedx event at UNISA will help to create meaningful change in South Africa through the power of ideas

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SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Special Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda