Lwazi Msimango

2021 Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature shortlist: an interview with Lwazi Msimango

Naomi Meyer, Lwazi Msimango Books and writers 2021-06-09

"Well, HIV/AIDS has plagued South Africans for decades now and claimed many lives, but every time people speak about the virus, they always talk about the promiscuous/irresponsible adult and never about the kid who was born with it; I had a burning desire to tell a tale of a kid who maternally contracts the virus and has no say in the matter."

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