by ebrahim | Jan 30, 2018 | Books
[intro]Professor Keorapetse William Kgositsile was a poet above par, social justice activist, preserver of African intellectualism, committed mentor and teacher with indigenous aesthetic at the centre of knowledge. He was an ardent jazz lover and a gentle soul with a...
by ebrahim | Nov 28, 2017 | Books
[intro]There has been a plethora of publications on Thabo Mbeki. Many are either rabidly anti-Mbeki or unashamedly pro and so there are only a few balanced accounts of democratic South Africa’s second president. In 2016 a biography by Adekeye Adebajo was released,...
by ebrahim | Oct 24, 2017 | Books
[intro]Acclaimed activist and author Sisonke Msimang released her first book, ‘Always Another Country’. From Kenya and Ethiopia, through to Canada and the USA, Msimang reflects on what it means to be born in exile in the midst of the South African...
by ebrahim | Sep 26, 2017 | Books
[intro]Renowned South African poet and academic, Gabeba Baderoon, is currently working on her fourth poetry collection, Axis and Revolution whilst in residence at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study. She read poems to a packed audience at Stellenbosch...
by ebrahim | Jul 26, 2017 | Books
Magnificent [intro]Mfuneni Barnabas Mabunda hails from a village in Mpumalanga and is the author of “Turn Your Fate Into Gold: Take Heart My Son”. The novel portrays the many struggles faced by black South Africans through the character, Topson Makhandla. Magnificent...
by ebrahim | Jul 26, 2017 | Books
[intro]‘A History of The Iziko South African National Gallery – Reflections on Art and National Identity’ by Anna Tietze (UCT Press), traverses the colonial past and unpacks the future of the gallery in the digital age. DAVE MANN reviews what he considers to be a...
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