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Khaya Dlanga: Writing his way to inner peace
Writer confronts family, grief and recovery in his most vulnerable, honest book yet
Entrepreneurs strike Covid gold
Some enterprising people found ways for their ventures to survive the strictest lockdown levels
Writers on lockdown
Melinda Ferguson has gathered essays and stories from 40-plus contributors for Corona Chronicles
How Malema and others rose above a system that failed them
There are some success stories, but South Africa’s education system is still a failure for far too many people, argues Tinyiko Maluleke.
Khaya Dlanga: “Who the hell do I think I am”
The best-selling author of what is often said to be the most stolen book in South Africa, ‘To Quote Myself’, talks about writing – and quotes himself.
We must show that we defeated apartheid
Symbols aren’t inanimate objects, they are powerful devices that must be removed if they pay homage to a dark and oppressive past, says Khaya Dlanga.
The ANC’s leaders have reached their sell-by date
The ANC has a wealth of potential younger, energetic leaders but they are invisible as the older generation dominates the floor, writes Khaya Dlanga.
Hold hands in friendship – and be proud to be an African
The pervasive onslaught of Western culture means that the sight of men or women walking hand in hand is an increasingly uncommon one.
Khaya Dlanga: Poor non-white students still marginalised
The Council of Higher Education’s recent report paints a scary picture of a student landscape little changed since 1982, writes Khaya Dlanga.
Floyd aflutter over Khaya Dlanga’s ‘ventilations’
A disgruntled Floyd Shivambu has come to the defence of the ANC Youth League and Julius Malema by responding to Khaya Dlanga’s column.
M&G Literary Festival: A high school reunion of sorts
Verashni Pillay will chat to Anele Mdoda, Khaya Dlanga and others tonight at the M&G Literary Festival, in a session about being young in SA in 2012.
Making a meal of sound bites
A local publisher hopes to reach a broader audience by getting celebrities to write books aimed at the youth market.
Urban hipster Khaya Dlanga heads home
While attending a family gathering in the Eastern Cape <b>Khaya Dlanga</b> discovers that everything — and nothing — has changed.
Tom Eaton and Khaya Dlanga talk online satire
Online darlings Tom Eaton and Khaya Dlanga got star treatment at the highbrow Franschhoek Literary Festival as they tackled satire in South Africa.