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latest news & developmentsWhen ethics drives you mad: Dr. Onke Mazibuko explores the psychology of whistleblowing in canary
In his second novel, Canary, Dr Onke Mazibuko writes about whistleblowing, corporate bullying and mental health
Speaking in tongues: The literary revolution rooted in Sepedi and Setswana
The quiet power of Moses Seletisa’s Sepedi poetry and Sabata Mokae’s Setswana novels
The Thorn and the Carnation: A novel by a Palestinian leader during his incarceration in Israeli prisons
Yahya Sinwar writes that ‘despite tireless attempts to erase their Arab identity, Islamic faith and Palestinian heritage, they remain more steadfast than anyone could have…
The black feminist’s survival guide
Critically-acclaimed Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga’s new book Black and Female describes the lived experience of the African feminist
Q&A Sessions: From sangomas to the world’s biggest stages, John Kani has seen it all
His father took him to isangoma when he wanted to be an actor. Today Dr John Kani is revered the world over. He tells Athandiwe Saba about his passions
Obituary: Literary allrounder Stephen Gray was a scholar, critic, novelist and poet
Stephen Gray made an immense, long contribution to the South African literary landscape across many genres, but it was poetry that he described as ‘the main activity of my life’
Oh, to be ‘free’ in Zimbabwe
Revisiting a book written in 1989 is an opportunity to review the country’s history
Five good reads to enjoy
The books include a collection of short stories, three novels and a great work of nonfiction
Border delays because officials can
Four hours after our arrival in Lagos, the immigration officials must have felt they had sufficiently flexed their muscles
Dangarembga builds on her two earlier books
Here the protagonist is in her 30s, and she again narrates her story herself with an interesting distancing to reflect the divisions in her being.
On our Lists this week: On Sunday Blues and Neneh Cherry
In a cozy conversation, interspersed with music, Cherry speaks about what shaped her politics and memories.
My journey of reading women, writing as a woman and growing a wide heart
Growing up, I was taught that reading was the key to life. Now I read to write.
Meeting, sharing and deconstructing with Tsitsi Dangarembga
After a meeting with Dangarembga and inspired by Mariama Bâ’s novel ‘So Long a Letter’, Milisuthando Bongela writes a letter to a friend in the US.
‘General’ Liu Cixin deserves highest rank
Fascinating arguments and ideas combined with a taut narrative tension make prize-winning novel by eminent author hard to put down.
Urban gardening with with Jane Griffiths
Everything you wanted to know about a vegetable garden comes to you between two covers.