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A vivid picture of Joburg
Every corner tells a story in this novel exploring themes of identity, power and personal ambition
Darkly funny tale of two cities
This is an edited extract from SA author Niq Mhlongo’s new novel The City Is Mine
Don’t Miss:Your guide to in-person and virtual events
Art, theatre and literature events to feed your soul this long weekend
‘Joburg Noir’ extract: ‘Weep for Me, Willow’ by Fred Khumalo
Fred Khumalo’s contribution to Niq Mhlongo’s ‘Joburg Noir’ opens with a scene of five gangsters chilling around a braai
Artists must strive to reimagine ways of portraying and inhabiting ikasi
An overemphasis on ‘escaping’ the township robs us of the nuanced account of its spirit and a chance to create a habitable space in the margins
History begins in her stories
Like the tales told by my grandmother, the short story invites us to take part in its telling
People colour a journey of book stops
Zukiswa Wanner spends time in Tanzania and decides that it is a place she could live in because of its people.
Writer Niq Mhlongo tackles more than the mystical
SA author Niq Mhlongo’s latest book "Way Back Home" probes the confluence of binaries and the centrality of the mystical in our lives.
Author’s notes: Niq Mhlongo
Niq Mhlongo’s Way Back Home is his coming of age as a novelist.
Words for the birds
<em>Remotewords</em> aims to "disseminate literary statements" around the world through satellite mapping programmes.
A stunted af(fair)
If the Cape Town Book Fair is to mean something beyond an exercise in retailing it needs to seize opportunities to be unique, writes Darryl Accone.