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It is no surprise that poetry of Mongane Wally Serote (pictured), Mafika Pascal Gwala and Oswald Mtshali was read at anti-apartheid rallies — these poems no doubt aroused emotions but, more importantly, in the lines of the poems, citizens heard their voices and saw their plights. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Achebe’s legacy, our lodestone

The novelist’s writings have provided fertile ground for the festival speakers to raise contemporary issues.

Percy Zvomuya