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No, Bob Dylan isn’t the first lyricist to win the Nobel

The Con [intro]There’s been a great deal of excitement over Bob Dylan being awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature. It’s rare for artists who have achieved widespread, mainstream popularity to win. And although Nobels often go to Americans, the last literature...

Brian Kamanzi

Brian Kamanzi is a Cape Town-based writer and electrical engineering Masters student at the University of Cape Town. He describes himself as committed to the social upliftment of his fellow people. He is a budding Pan-Africanist eager to make contributions to the...

Taryn Isaacs De Vega

Taryn Isaacs De Vega is completing her PhD on Media Accountability Mechanisms at the University of South Africa (UNISA), whilst working at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU). Taryn is also a researcher for the Media Policy and Democracy Project, a...

Athambile Masola

Athambile Masola is a Mandela-Rhodes Scholar, who graduated with a Masters in Education. She has taught English in Cape Town and Johannesburg high schools. She is currently working on a PhD on Noni Jabavu’s memoirs while working at the University of...

Lauren Hermanus

Lauren is a sustainable development specialist and Strategic Director of the Massive Small Collective, focused on urban resilience, energy innovation and equity. Her experience is in policy, strategy and programme development in both the public and private sectors....