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Review: Biodun Olumuyiwa’s ‘In a Journey of Dreams’ is both timely and timeless

Friday Idowu Omoyele - 30 Jul 2020

Biodun Olumuyiwa has been writing since the late 1980s, but has only recently published his debut poetry collection

The Portfolio: Gilli Apter

Article Gilli Apter - 28 Feb 2020

South African comedian, writer and director Gilli Apter speaks about how hilarious content requires constant writing and feedback from the comedy community

The Portfolio: Lidudumalingani

Article Lidudumalingani - 29 Nov 2019

"At the heart of my work is what I choose to leave out. This is physically illustrated in framing a photograph."

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A tribute to Ahmed Essop, teacher, writer and shining light of South Africa

Article Angelo Fick - 12 Jun 2019

Many revered Essop as a beloved teacher of English before he clashed with the apartheid authorities and was barred from teaching

The Portfolio: Phumlani Pikoli

Article Phumlani Pikoli - 31 May 2019

'The process of writing in solitude is still puzzling. How am I alone when I have so many people inside me?'

Slice of life: Skin shapes the way I am

Article Lester Kiewit - 3 May 2019

'Why do I write? Being born as the light-skinned girl in a dark-skinned neighbourhood gives you an interesting perspective'

Memoir the making of a novel

Article Shaun De Waal - 15 Mar 2019

Ivan Vladislavic explains that being true to the past is not so much about incidents as resonant details

Mohale Mashigo on all things books

Videos Staff Reporter - 15 Oct 2018

Author Mohale Mashigo speaks to the M&G about her writing process, early reading habits and she shares her challenge to her readers

Slice of life: Writing is painful but it heals

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 15 Jun 2018

'It’s sort of like attending to a wound that has been festering under a Band-Aid'

Anglo American launches investment programme

Article Advertorial Supplement - 18 May 2018

The programme will support people involved in raising and educating children

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The value of women’s labour: Being a writer, woman and mother in a patriarchal world

Article bogdan TagDiv - 17 Mar 2017

Authors Megan Ross and Sibongile Fisher talk about the challenges of maintaining a balance between work and family.

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My journey of reading women, writing as a woman and growing a wide heart

Article Sisonke Msimang - 25 Aug 2016

Growing up, I was taught that reading was the key to life. Now I read to write.

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Tjieng Tjang Tjerries: The characters that inhabited my life and wrote my stories

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Jun 2016

Author Jolyn Phillips on her debut collection of short fiction, her ideal reader and her inspirations.

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Write off the next 30 days, it’s a novel experience

Article bogdan TagDiv - 30 Oct 2014

Pro and amateur writers are dusting off old plots, sprucing up characters and polishing book settings in readiness for National Novel Writing Month.

How to get your opinion published

Analysis Staff Reporter - 7 Nov 2013

Balance isn't enough when writing comment and opinion pieces, says Franz Krüger. Competing views have to be lucid and fresh.

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