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The JRB Vol. 1, Issue 6 cover image features a photograph from UP UP: Stories of Johannesburg’s Highrises
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It was a hard book to write: Kopano Matlwa discusses her latest novel, Period Pain
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Welcome to Jozi maboneng, the place of lights: Read an excerpt from After Tears by Niq Mhlongo
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New short fiction from Short Story Day Africa: ‘Things We Found North of the Sunset’ by Aba Asibon
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