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"Grace should not be confused with forgetting, any more than reconciliation should be confused with absolution. Nor should grace become a permanent debt owed by the historically dispossessed, or an endless expectation where black South Africans must forgive, accommodate and exercise patience while the promises of liberation are indefinitely deferred."

"I'll be performing a free concert at Greenmarket Square on Thursday, 5 November, which is the day after voting day. The timing feels particularly significant to me. Having grown up in South Africa, I understand that the right to vote is something we cannot take for granted."

"Emily Hobhouse (1860–1926). A remarkable woman, and an enduring part of South African history."

"The GFI Art Gallery in Park Drive, Gqeberha, is currently hosting a two-hander. Bretten-Anne Moolman, who works on various canvasses, and Bianca Whitehead, a ceramic artist, are exhibiting recent works under the title Here we are."

From more than 200 entries worldwide, thirty extraordinarily gifted young pianists, representing fourteen countries, have been selected to take the stage in Cape Town, where they will share twelve unforgettable days of music-making.

This year, #ReadingAfricaWeek follows the roads, oceans, and page-breaks that African literature has always traveled. Click here for more information!

"Fugard and the Serpent Players are like our spiritual guides. Their presence helps us see and hear many more wonderful people who have touched our great country."

"For many households, the immediate test of their local government concerns the availability of water when needed. ... You do not need to agree with a party on everything, but you do need a reason to believe that it can do the job."

An immersive theatrical experience, featuring Max Richter's recomposition of Vivaldi's The four seasons. Daniel Rowland and the SICMF Camerata are woven into the choreography, breaking the traditional boundaries between musicians and dancers. From 28 to 31 October 2026.

Examining Zuma’s personality and ethnic background, The Zuma effect shows why populism and ethnic mobilisation are so powerful – and dangerous.

"The highlight of the Poetry Africa Festival was the 5th World Poetry Slam Championship, with 38 countries competing for this title."

"The audience is lowered, through technical art, into the deep waters. Here Putuma does not leave her audience, but gives guidance on how to swim in this societal pressure."

Known as "Korea’s Nobel Prize in Literature", the Pak Kyongni Prize was established in 2011 by the Toji Cultural Foundation, chaired by Kim Se-hee, as Korea’s first international literary prize and writers’ prize.

"Do we experience a sense of moral obligation to a place or location other than a nostalgic bond?"

"because darling you
and your big, puffy, curly afro and braids
were meant to take up space"

"For a woman who died in 1920, Olive Schreiner is having quite a year."

Mphuthumi Ntabeni talks to Arderne about the inspiration behind the novel, her writing process and how she deals with family and friends who might feel that their stories could just have slipped into these pages. Then Arderne deftly turns the tables and starts asking the questions.

Unisa’s Department of Afrikaans and Theory of Literature is hosting a seminar to celebrate the publication of the book Soweto’s Theatre of Resistance 1984–1994, by Andile Xaba.

"In my own opinion, the task before writers, then, is not simply to keep machines out of literature, but to preserve the human responsibilities that literature demands, whether or not machines have become part of the process."

Ninth AMAWZI Literature Heritage Ecology Conference, indigenous knowledge systems for a new era of enlightenment exploring the potential of IKS to resolve current social-ecological crises.