South Africa has an undernourished literary tradition, where even among the sophisticated one may find confusion over written work and writers.
His show brought out the life, dynamism and raw musicality that got squashed on to his album.
I would like to respond to Nelson Kgwete’s letter ("Pseudo think-tanks offer naive proposals", May 18 to 24)
There is a new crop of so-called public intellectuals emerging in South Africa, comprising mainly members of the black semi-elite.
A culture of inquiry and debate must be resurrected at all universities, writes <b>Jonathan Jansen</b>.