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Fred Khumalo
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It’s about a family squabble too
An excerpt from ‘Crossing the River’ telling of homesick Nozizwe travelling with her aunt and mother, after her sister is killed, to catch up with her father with whom they have…
‘Joburg Noir’ extract: ‘Weep for Me, Willow’ by Fred Khumalo
Fred Khumalo’s contribution to Niq Mhlongo’s ‘Joburg Noir’ opens with a scene of five gangsters chilling around a braai
Life’s lessons are in a class of their own
There is good reason to keep the human element at the heart of our school curriculum, writes Fred Khumalo.
No ‘darkie’ sarcasm in the class struggle
Race still defines our social classes, and remains the elephant in the room, writes Fred Khumalo.
Angola’s Ollivier: He sold cereals, then he sold peace
The war in Angola was disrupting Jean-Yves Ollivier’s life, so he took steps to put an end to it.
Fighting to love their Nigerian men
Local women are banding together to combat the prejudice they and their Nigerian husbands face.
His home is where the harvest lies
Hawkers, mamas, mourners and pilgrims have sparked a brisk trade outside his Houghton house.
Arsenal of bloggers
Fred Khumalo has proudly evolved from dinosaur to blogger. He shares some insights into the blogosphere that he discovered at the recent Highway Africa conference at Rhodes…
Roberts’ book disappoints
Suresh Roberts’ latest book falls flat on its face and becomes an angry racial, ideological, personal invective against those who might have crossed the president’s path, writes…
From typewriter to blog
Fred Khumalo reminisces about the good old days of typewriters and wonders he should bow to pressure to start his own blog. <
Abusing media freedom
The proposed amendments to the Film and Publications Act have created an impression, and justifiably so, that government is trying to sneak censorship in through the back door,…
More than just a lekker song?
The very fact that some have perceived the song De la Rey to be an incitement of Afrikaners to wage war against the current regime, is indicative of the paranoia that still…
Power to the Zulu Press
Fred Khumalo takes us back to the days when a journalist could expect a hiding for working for the ‘wrong’ Zulu newspaper at the wrong time. He tracks the development of Zulu…