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A painter’s writing is off the wall

Being in and of the world inspires Quinten Williams to create moments to which people can respond.

Broken Monsters: A concatenation of nanospaces

SA’s trending author has expertly embraced new media as a medium of horror, and the characters of her female protagonists defy casual stereotyping.

South African fiction in English

The SA Lit issue won’t go away

Where to now for the South African writer of fiction in English? asks Leon de Kock.

The Cato Manor project in Durban

Barney Rachabane: The little giant of jazz

Sarah Evans catches up with the little giant of South Africa’s rich jazz heritage a week before the inaugural M&G Friday Festival.

Okwiri Oduor

Okwiri Oduor unapologetic about being herself

Okwiri Oduor, the special guest at the M&G Literary Festival, will be on the panels about Nadine Gordimer and the short story.

War and peace: Twin brothers Constand and Abraham Viljoen.

Brothers in War and Peace: The war that could have been

This is an edited extract from chapter 13, ‘The Ultimatum’ in Dennis Cruywagen’s book, Brothers in War and Peace.

Past master: Herman Charles Bosman’s short stories are South African classics. A new crop of writers feature in the ‘experimental and titillating’ Adults Only collection.

The short’s a hit with fans

A new anthology will present the top tales that have best captured South Africa’s voice post-1994.

Nelson Mandela’s home town of Qunu.

Lessons for national healing

Read this edited extract from Songezo Zibi’s book, Raising the Bar: Hope and Renewal in South Africa.