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"The tragedy is that the theatre works. A crowd with placards may be ignored. The image of a crowd with sticks and spears travels. The image circulates. The message hardens. Migrants see it."

"The consequences of the Court’s decision are that uncertainty over the constitutionality of numerous provisions of the Bills will persist after their adoption and entry into force, and creators and owners of copyright works will have to turn to the courts time and again to protect the rights in their works."

Tannie Maria is wrestling with a fear of the dark and Henrietta has PTSD. But this doesn’t stop the intrepid agony aunt – and her hen – from going undercover with Maria’s fiancé, detective Henk Kannemeyer, to the Karoo Wilderness Reserve. Their mission: Save the vetplantjies!

"Writers, educators and book lovers from all over the country got together from 18 to 20 June 2026, celebrating the power of storytelling. The setting was Die Tuishuise and Victoria Manor in the renowned 'story street', so lovingly restored by Sandra Antrobus."

3 to 12 July at SU Konservatorium, Stellenbosch: Performances, public master classes, lectures and more! With the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival (SICMF) just around the corner, and the evening concerts selling well at Webtickets, patrons have been asking what else they can attend as day visitors to the festival. More information available here.

"The whale shark becomes more than just an animal encounter; it feels like a quiet symbol of acceptance and calm strength."

"Blaise Pascal put it beautifully when he said (paraphrased) that we have a God-shaped hole in our souls that only God can fill."

"The story is filled with exciting moments, but it also takes time to explore the emotional impact of losing a home and being forced into unfamiliar surroundings."

"We have little solid proof that foreign workers are the reason South Africans cannot find jobs, or that removing them would open those jobs to anyone else. What economics can speak to with more assurance is the other side of the ledger: the measurable consequences of acting on the anger." | "Ons het egter min bewyse dat buitelandse werkers wel die rede is waarom Suid-Afrikaners nie werk kry nie, of dat hul verwydering daardie poste vir iemand anders sal oopmaak. Wat ons wel beter kan meet, is wat gebeur wanneer daardie woede in beleid omgesit word."

"In 2008, I visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda, where I not only witnessed documented accounts of the different atrocities, but also stood next to the mass grave where 250 000 bodies are interred."

"Books, the art of reading – we come into this world alone and we depart from it alone, but in between we get to read. And hopefully read a lot."

"Cassinga became another Guernica, and today it symbolises the sacrifices made during the liberation struggle, not only against South Africa but also against the Germans, who occupied Namibia as the colonial power until the First World War."

We have an exciting announcement. Through a new partnership with the National Arts Festival, the Conference on Children’s Literature is now a hybrid event!

"This is where Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma enters the stage. She is not the cause of South Africa’s migration crisis. She is a symptom of our poverty of ideas."

"Through research, I was trying to write the history of Soweto from the perspective of the people who lived there, and it was a multidimensional place."

The Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival (SICMF) takes place from 3 to 12 July at the Konservatorium Building on the campus of Stellenbosch University. For over two decades now, the SICMF has hosted South Africa’s largest collective of world-famous classical musicians from different continents each year in July.

"The cast of quirky feline characters kept me entertained, and the cat-themed humour added plenty of fun without taking away from the emotional moments."

"Our students come from a vast variety of backgrounds. DCYOP removes barriers so that students who yearn to contribute can do so."

From 21 to 23 August, the festival brings together leading South African and international musicians, performers and artists for a programme of concerts, collaboration and community celebration.

The Minnesota Boychoir will travel to South Africa this June for a multi-city tour featuring collaborative performances with leading South African choirs.