On a recent trip to northern Nigeria, Zukiswa Wanner finds solace through African sisterhood in a time of xenophobia
"One just has to look at his legacy."
"Maybe we see possibilities in each other’s countries that we don’t see in our own."
Leaders of this continent need to pay attention to the intellectual need of the majority of the population.
As part of the festival, the organisers have worked on ensuring that they nurture a new generation of Somali readers and writers
"Our own libraries, like some of our bookstores, seem to sneer at homegrown literature."
As we continue using the same blueprint, we will continue mourning the high illiteracy rates and low returns in the book market
Authors who were anticipating payments were left high and dry by African Flavour Books when the store closed unceremoniously
Who is likely to ensure I am freer to express discontent while ensuring that I don’t prefer death because healthcare is unaffordable?
"We have someone in charge of the department who understands how best to serve the interests of their stakeholders."
Why do African governments have ministries of arts if they don’t seem to put as much funding into the arts as the Goethe-Instituts of this world?
Zukiswa Wanner explores Rwanda’s ongoing attempts toward equal dignity.
The book may fall short of expectations because those who have canonised Winnie as the patron saint of black women’s emancipation may take offence.
"Perhaps this awareness should not be something that is left for the month of October alone."
‘This man had used the k-word so very casually and later apologised for his ‘total lack of respect’. Not for racism,’ writes Zukiswa Wanner
"I am afraid the president will be asking for many more minutes of silence and have many fewer voters next year."
If art organisations and governments do not realise their worth, they will forever be at the mercy of some donor funders
I wondered what it must be like to love your town yet constantly feel that, as a result of corruption and incompetence, some things may never change.
In 1994, 86% of land was white-owned. There had been an agreement that 30% would be transferred by 1999, the date has been shifted to 2025.
"Our president has asked that we send him, maybe one of the places we should dispatch him to is to revisit the way art is funded".
