Her poem I’ve Come to Take You Home was written into French law. It deals with the repatriation of the remains of Sarah Baartman.
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A certain amount of political baggage had to be shaken off before such a feat could be realised – not just in the right words, but in the right spirit.
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.
The activist and writer has been erased from South Africa’s history - but new academic work seeks to restore his voice.
Challenging myths about heterosexual white South African men, Prinsloo published four books of short stories in 12 years.
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