In the last instalment of South African author Zukiswa Wanner’s account of their abduction by Israeli authorities, she tells the story of how she and other members of the Flotilla to Gaza
While Francesca Albanese’s Mandela Lecture chronicled the suffering of the people of Palestine, South African author Zukiswa Wanner experienced first-hand the brutality of the Israeli regime when she and others were abducted and detained by the Netanyahu administration. This is the first of a two-part series on life inside an Israeli jail
This is an edited extract from prolific writer Zukiswa Wanner’s new novel, Love Marry Kill
Audiobooks narrated in authentic voices slowly start featuring on the company’s releases
On a recent trip to northern Nigeria, Zukiswa Wanner finds solace through African sisterhood in a time of xenophobia
"One just has to look at his legacy."
"Maybe we see possibilities in each other’s countries that we don’t see in our own."
Leaders of this continent need to pay attention to the intellectual need of the majority of the population.
As part of the festival, the organisers have worked on ensuring that they nurture a new generation of Somali readers and writers
"Our own libraries, like some of our bookstores, seem to sneer at homegrown literature."