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Kukithi la: The inheritance of a house in the absence of a will a can leave heirs fighting each other to the bitter end. Photo: Thato Monare
BONGANI KONA

The many faces of death

The grief of others can ease our pain in these calamitous times

  • Kwanele Sosibo
3 min read
Author Imraan Coovadia says he’s realised that ethnic identities are constituted by a kind of corrupt storytelling. (Photo: David Harrison)
BONGANI KONA

Imraan Coovadia on ‘The Poisoners’ and keeping science honest

Imraan Coovadia’s new book examines how poison has shaped political affairs in Southern Africa

  • Bongani Kona
15 min read
Uhuru Phalafala, Radna Fabias, Ishion Hutchinson and Toni Stuart in an Open Book Fesival panel in 2019. This year, the festival has moved online. (Photo: Retha Ferguson)
BONGANI KONA

Cape Town’s Open Book Festival turns over a new leaf

In the midst of the pandemic the literary festival is hosting podcasts instead of livestreamed panels

  • Lehlohonolo Shale
5 min read
The Brother Moves On at a show in Jo’burg in 2012
ARTIST NKULULEKO MTHEMBU

The old dreams are dead, but the Brother Moves On

After mourning the death of the revolution, the ?collective has found new purpose, and a new myth.

  • Bongani Kona
2 min read