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Literature about royal animals was used in workshops to imagine better futures.
He wanted to be a writer, but believes he’ll get his message across more easily through music.
Suspense-packed yet intellectually sharp, Cape Fever is far more than a chamber drama.
The documentary is a conversation between mother and daughter, moving between personal memory and historical reckoning.
The project has highlighted a new generation of African poets and created a visually beautiful archive in the process.
She experiments with form while capturing the hopes and contradictions of our times.
A visit to a campus bookstore reveals layers of history about Nigeria.
This was a remarkable event because it defied the tired cliché that Africans do not read.
Mabel Segun, author of children’s books and Nigeria’s first female table tennis champion, died on 6 March 2025 aged 95.
Dream Count rewards the attentive reader who is willing to let the book slowly add layers of meaning.
Andreé Blouin was erased from history despite her pivotal role in African independence. Today she has a book prize named after her.
He explored the darker realities of South African life in three novels before his untimely passing at the age of 30.
The study of (mostly white) residents and (mostly black) workers in an old age home in South Africa took place over seven years and it upended stereotypes.
Mozambique struggles to create a unified nation because of its diverse cultures, colonial history, socialism and globalisation.
From angry spirits and parallel universes to alien abductions and epic folklore, African writers are offering fresh new horizons for the world’s science fiction landscape.
The celebrated South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach has died at 85. He used his art to fight for justice for marginalised people throughout his life.
A new generation has been disrupting traditional publishing using new technologies and marketing methods.
A Colonial Boy is a welcome book for Eppel scholars, but some readers may be put off by its use of literary sketches.
The award-winning South African playwright has written a masterful short story about a woman having to play a challenging theatre role.
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