“The Wanderers”: A meditation on history, the prodigal nature of human souls
Homer, in the Odyssey (The Book of The Wanderer), tells us words have wings. Our favourite author’s next…
BKO No 3 Vol 4 – Mohale Mashigo: The genre-bending work of a young gun
Mashigo reminds us that we are anchored by the soil that we walk on, guided by the dreams…
BKO Magazine No 1 Vol 4 – Sabata-mpho Mokae
On this edition, our featured writer is multiaward-winning author and intellectual; Sabata-mpho Mokae. Mokae has given a lot…
BKO Magazine No 2 Vol 4 – Mhudi: A Century Later
BKO is an example of what is possible when African creatives, literati and people in general come together to advance their own agenda. It is the culmination of multi-disciplinary convergence of intellect and talent that should be replicated all over the continent.
BKO Magazine No 4 Vol 4 – Special Edition: Horns for Hondo at 30
“In his review of Lesego Rampolokeng’s Bantu Ghost (2009), “Post-freedom dreams and nightmares”, reprinted in this special issue,…
Mhudi and the beginnings of the historical novel in southern Africa
To make this review relevant to our era of the Covid-19 pandemic, I ransacked my literary mind trying…
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…
BOOK REVIEW: The Broken River Tent, by Mphuthumi Ntabeni
We live in a time when some white people deny that apartheid was a crime against humanity. In…