Literature

Valeria Luiselli tells stories to shame us

Article Bongani Kona - 14 Feb 2020

Over and over again she writes about the lost children picked up on the United States border

JM Coetzee: A fine mind, a formidable intellect

Article Angelo Fick - 7 Feb 2020

Behind JM Coetzee, the writer lauded for his ‘wonderfully brave, bold mind’ , is John Coetzee, the quiet man

Threading 40 years of Zimbabwean writing

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 24 Jan 2020

Kwanele Sosibo talks to Tinashe Mushakavanhu, the co-editor of Some Writers Can Give you Two Heartbeats, about the impetus behind the book

Dedicated to Heartbeats

Friday Kwanele Sosibo - 24 Jan 2020

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Great reads to look forward to

Article Theresa Mallinson - 3 Jan 2020

Theresa Mallinson selects 20 you should pick up — and won’t want to put down — to be published over the course of the year

Steal my data, feed me lies

Article Shaun De Waal - 10 Dec 2019

Snowdon's book tells the world about his work for the US government, and how he grew disaffected with what they were up to

Nonfiction

Article Mg Reporters - 29 Nov 2019

Find out what's making South Africa tick – and fizzle

African Stories, told by Africans

Article Sponsored Feature - 29 Nov 2019

This selection will brighten up your festive season

New vision of a historical moment

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 29 Nov 2019

The reader navigates themes such as migration, black masculinity, displacement, aspirations, racial identity and sexuality before wokeness

Art and graphics

Article Sponsored Supplement - 29 Nov 2019

Conrad Botes makes a comment on censorship, while Zapiro has his finger on the pulse as usual

EDITORIAL: Morrison’s grace of imagination

Article Editorial - 7 Aug 2019

Toni Morrison exists beyond the confines of literature, offering her works as part of a canon that should exist as a blueprint for a free existence.

The Portfolio: Dudu Busani-Dube

Article Dudu Busani & Dube 1 - 26 Jul 2019

"The stories I write come from being a black woman in South Africa, the friendships and relationships I have had...what we perceive as love."

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