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20 February 2012

With the first week of our Great African Minds Series over, we’re reflecting on what we’ve learnt from our followers’ recommendations. We’ve covered four very different...

17 February 2012

In Bitter Leaf, the lives of six characters intertwine in an idyllic village that is African in nature but never geographically placed. Set during a time of encroaching commercialisation,...

16 February 2012

In the last two days, we’ve showcased some historical heavyweights in the world of African writers. Today and tomorrow we’ll be reviewing the novels of contemporary and emerging African...

15 February 2012

    From Zulu and Xhosa to Tswana and Pedi, South Africa has a vast array of languages and ethnic groups. No wonder the literature it has produced over the decades has been so diverse. The...

14 February 2012

Chinua Achebe, one of the most original and greatest living artists writing in the English language. Quite a statement eh? You’ll be totally forgiven if you didn’t think so. BUT, let us...