National Poet Laureate
I felt so humbled to meet the current South African national poet laureate, Dr. Mongane Wally Sorete. Of course I ended up a doting fan on his feet, suckling from his wisdom. I
Mphuthumi Ntabeni
Mphuthumi Ntabeni is trained in built environment, reads literature, history and philosophy. He lives in Cape Town. He has written two historical novels, The Broken River Tent & The Wanderers.
The River Tent Is Broken
Palesa Motsomi, the genius behind the cover design here is my u su g heroine. Those of you who know the history of Heinemann African Book series, will know why we chose the
IS IT WRONG FOR READERS TO IDENTIFY WITH FICTIONAL CHARACTERS?
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF AN EMAIL I RECEIVED FROM AN ACADEMIC I RESPECT. IT IS FOLLOWED BY MY FULL REPLY TO HER: I was disappointed to hear you encourage students treat your
St Augustine on the Doldrums
If you think this writing thing is difficult, spare a thought for St Augustine in the fifth century when an early reader of The Confessions, the gentleman named Consentius, living in intellectual isolation
BEAUTIES
If This Be Man
Night came, and it was such a night one knew that human eyes would not witness it and survive. Everyone felt this: not one of the guards, neither Italian nor German, had the