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Poetry

Portrait of the poet as a genius—Sindi-Leigh McBride reviews Koleka Putuma’s Hullo, Bu-bye, Koko, Come In

February 17, 2023February 24, 2023Sindi-Leigh McBrideLeave a Comment on Portrait of the poet as a genius—Sindi-Leigh McBride reviews Koleka Putuma’s Hullo, Bu-bye, Koko, Come In

Sindi-Leigh McBride reviews Koleka Putuma’s Hullo, Bu-bye, Koko, Come In, a joy to behold even when the subject is devastating….

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Fiction

This is how we lost him—Bongani Madondo and Rofhiwa Maneta remember K Sello Duiker

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019Rofhiwa Maneta5 Comments on This is how we lost him—Bongani Madondo and Rofhiwa Maneta remember K Sello Duiker

K Sello Duiker emerged on the African literary scene with a visceral two-punch combo, the novels Thirteen Cents (2000) and…

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Music

Writing our Blackness into existence—Ntombizikhona Valela reviews Born to Kwaito by Esinako Ndabeni and Sihle Mthembu

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018Ntombizikhona Valela2 Comments on Writing our Blackness into existence—Ntombizikhona Valela reviews Born to Kwaito by Esinako Ndabeni and Sihle Mthembu

Born to Kwaito: Reflections on the Kwaito Generation cranks up the volume of the unsung and barely documented soundtrack of ‘freedom’,…

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