Abantu Book Festival

Sarah Mokwebo explains how her book stokvel concept works, and how it benefits members

Jacana Media was established in 2002. We are the preeminent independent publishing firm in South Africa. We’re devoted to our authors’ imaginations, both in fiction and…

"We are a much younger country than India, so it may seem unfair to compare, but we are not too young to make an effort to learn and catch up."

The festival is making connections with Africa’s authors, publishers and literary aficionados with plans for northern expansion.

If art organisations and governments do not realise their worth, they will forever be at the mercy of some donor funders

‘Part of the disconnect between writers and white publishers has been ingrained in this belief that a certain demographic of people does not read’