Lorraine Sithole’s: Indispensable Afro Books for High School Pupils: PART 1
The acclaimed literatus, Lorraine Sithole has released a 4-part African literature “Must-read List”. This is the first instalment…
The iconic, rasping voice of Tšepo Tshola is silent, forever
The iconic, rasping voice of Tšepo Tshola is silent, forever. This unmistakable and imposing voice of Tshola has…
The zeitgeist of post-Apartheid South Africa and critical pedagogy in Sabata Mokae’s “Ga ke Modisa”
I dreamt I was a resident of Lembede Park! It was actually a nightmare not a dream because…
Prose, poetry & mythology in indaba, my children
The writing of Credo Mutwa is breathtaking in its breadth, depth and detail. His magnum opus – Indaba,…
Your sun has set, son of Marukgwane
In December of 2020, we found out that the beloved lawyer and literary admirer, Advocate Marukgwane (or just…
A woman’s worth in jazz
Her Own Skin The impression of a young woman who is only in her early twenties decreeing that…
‘It takes a ripple to make a storm’: A reflection on Lesego Rampolokeng’s poetry
To listen to Lesego Rampolokeng’s poetry is to experience the blunt brutality of the truth, beautiful pain of…
A solemn day of remembrance to Amamfengu
The 14th May is a solemn day of remembrance for my people, amaMfengu, when our tribes were scattered…
What happens when you decide to start over?
The life that I had created for myself mimicked that of what I observed in my close proximity…
Holding society and things by a thread; while the fire burns on both ends!
27 January 2020 I haven’t written these entries since the incident with the police…perhaps one day I will…