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Zukiswa Wanner
Zukiswa Wanner (born 1976) is a South African journalist and novelist, born in Zambia and now based in Kenya. Since 2006, when she published her first book, her novels have been shortlisted for awards including the South African Literary Awards (SALA) and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
Here's to the women who refuse to stop writing
As struggle veteran Sibongile Mkhabela marks her 70th birthday, the '76 INKED! literary festival gathers generations of South African women writers, including Zukiswa Wanner,…
The Christians who many Christians forgot
As Passover and Easter are observed, Zukiswa Wanner is reminded of the words attributed to Jesus in Matthew 22:37-39: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and…
Water is the question, DA is not the answer
Two weeks ago after 23 days, Melville residents laced their tekkies and toyi-toyi’d against Joburg Water. The next day, many of the residents reported that they had water again…
So Close to Gaza: Inside a Night the Gaza Flotilla Didn’t Reach Shore
In her new book Flotilla: A Journey of Conscience, Zukiswa Wanner recounts the harrowing final hours of a civilian flotilla intercepted while attempting to break the blockade of…
Israel: Five Days in an Apartheid State Prison
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…
Israel: Five days in an apartheid state prison
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…
Discover God’s gift to women
This is an edited extract from prolific writer Zukiswa Wanner’s new novel, Love Marry Kill
Audible’s new stories from Africa
Audiobooks narrated in authentic voices slowly start featuring on the company’s releases
Caught in a diplomatic crossfire
On a recent trip to northern Nigeria, Zukiswa Wanner finds solace through African sisterhood in a time of xenophobia
Mugabe is a zero, not a hero
"One just has to look at his legacy."
Accra: An Outsider’s Brief Perspective
"Maybe we see possibilities in each other’s countries that we don’t see in our own."
Write the future with young adults
Leaders of this continent need to pay attention to the intellectual need of the majority of the population.
A literary snapshot of Somaliland
As part of the festival, the organisers have worked on ensuring that they nurture a new generation of Somali readers and writers
Libraries must get into our good books
"Our own libraries, like some of our bookstores, seem to sneer at homegrown literature."
Discard the odd and publish in Africa
As we continue using the same blueprint, we will continue mourning the high illiteracy rates and low returns in the book market