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NJABULO NDEBELE The Cry of Winnie Mandela
Review by Ishmael Mzwandile SoqagaHere is a phenomenal novel that presents an interesting tale of certain women who honestly waited and longed for the return of their husbands after a long departure....
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DON MATTERA HONOURED
Veteran black journalist and poet extraordinaire Don Mattera was honoured in Johannesburg, South Africa at the SABMiller World of Beer on Saturday [24 January 2015]. The Media Fraternity Network hosted...
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ADIEU, CHARLES MATORERA!
Encomiums keep on pouring in across the board for talented Zimbabwean writer, Charles Matorera, who died this week.Matorera, a promisingwriter with many strings to his bow was essentially a writer of...
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REMEMBERING AND CELEBRATING MBULELO MZAMANE
By O BolajiIt was around this time a year ago that Mbulelo Mzamane, outstandingacademic, writer, intellectual et al, breathed his last. But his legacy ineluctably and necessarily lives on.On my own...
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ASSIA DJEBAR DIES
Think about outstanding female writers from north Africa over the years. Chances are at least two female protagonists would spring to mind: the late Alifa Rifaat (from Egypt); and Assia Djebar (from...
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THE TRANSFORMERS By Adeniyi Adedayo
"The Transformers turns your eyes to the past, plants your feet in the present and asks you to join hands with others to help transform Nigeria. Nigeria is taken apart and virtually put together again....
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"EROTIC WRITER" MBELLA SONNE DIPOKO
Cameroonian writer Mbella Sonne Dipoko (1936 - 2009) was mainly depicted as an erotic writer of sorts; whereas the simple truth is that he was a very good novelist and poet.His novels in particular...
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THE ENEMY CALLED DEATH - By Mary B. Peter
THE ENEMY CALLED DEATHA poem by Mary Bisola PeterI've run from the deep shadow of deathI've run from its urgency to take me beyondIts thick and wavy breeze keeps finding meThe rain, with its powerful...
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6TH ANNUAL NORTHERN CAPE WRITERS FESTIVAL (2015)
By Tiisetso M ThibaOnce again this year 2015 Northern Cape under the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture hosted the 6th annual Northern Cape writer’s festival start from 26 to 28 February 2015 with...
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THE LITERARY WORK OF OKOT P BITEK
By Ishmael Mzwandile SoqagaPerforce Western domination in Africa through the long obliterated colonialism scandalously played a scurrilous role to ultimately liquidate African communities and its...
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In Search of a Plethora of Critics...
By O BolajiSavour these comments on a trio of world class, renowned writers:WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE"That king Shakespeare - does not he shine, in crowned sovereignty, over us all as the noblest, gentlest...
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OLA ROTIMI AND THE WORLD OF THEATRE
The Nigerian writer, Ola Rotimi achieved global renown thanks to his major contributions to the world of theatre over the years. Rotimi wrote, produced and even starred in many fine dramas during his...
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THE GATEPOST LAUNCHED
The excitement and euphoria in the eastern Free State (South Africa) fizzes over with the launch of a newspaper covering the area, The Gatepost. In this maiden edition there is a superb interview with...
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William Plomer – much ahead of his time!!
By Ishmael Mzwandile SoqagaWhen one begins to reminisce about the past racial situation that inhumanely defined members of the human race as unequal, it becomes difficult for the victims of racial...
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FOR MALOME AGAIN !
By Richard Skietreker SeapeIt feels like it has been decades without your presence;Your zeal for literature and consistency in what you do,There is truly a lot that I have taken from you as a young...
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THE TANTALISING WORLD OF SKIETREKER
His dazzling repertoire and resume includes the following1. Apartheid ek gaan jou Boks vol 1 (2007)2. EP SuperGod 2011 (Cd)3. Apartheid ek gaan jou Boks vol 2 (Book & Cd) (2013)4. Released 3 free...
View ArticleAFRICAN RENAISSANCE ANTI-CLOCKWISE By Pule Lebuso
African Renaissance Anti-Clockwise (Book)Written by Pule Lebuso(First published February 2001)Review by Ishmael Mzwandile SoqagaI’ve been reading Pule Lebuso's book, African Renaissance Anti- Clockwise...
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"HOUSEBOY" (novel) - by Ferdinand Oyono
"I have held the hand of my queen. I felt that I was really alive. From now on my hand is sacred. .... My hand belongs to my queen whose hair is the colour of ebony...whose skin is pink and white as...
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Things Fall Apart - CHINUA ACHEBE
'All our gods are weeping. Idemili is weeping. Ogwugwu is weeping. Agbala is weeping, and all the others. Our dead fathers are weeping because of the shameful sacrilege they are suffering and the...
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ISHMAEL MZWANDILE SOQAGA (Book review)
By Leke GiwaThe delights of reading can be expressed when one comes across impressive books unexpectedly. Such was the case with the book of Aderemi Adegbola which I reviewed some time ago....
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