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"Unperturbed by local-level drama, almost as if local elections 2016 had not happened, life in the Zuma lane of South African politics continues."

"You don't need to have a pile of books next to your bed to enjoy the festival – what you need is a desire to listen and to share."

You are invited to nagmusiek+, a modernist sight-sound poem, performed by Liza Joubert on the piano.

The RAD Foundation will once again host the annual Montagu Music, Art, Dance and Drama Festival (MMADD) from 10^th to 20^th August in Montagu on Route 62. This event is now in it’s 21^st year.

"These young leaders are ysters. We should all aspire to be active in our communities, just as they are."

"Forgotten honey and milk ..."

"when we call, our voices
dissolve, across the water,
in Vietnam, a giant soft-shell turtle ..."

ANFASA, the Academic and Non-Fiction Authors’ Association of South Africa, announces the next round of the grant scheme to benefit authors of academic and general non-fiction works. 

"While it is true that white racism and attitudes of supremacy are still present to an unacceptable degree, it is not the crucial problem in South Africa right now."

"The state's support is needed. Industry support is needed."

"The SA Booksellers Association is delighted to announce the shortlisted finalists for the 2016 Booksellers’ Choice Awards." 

"Being able to have more songs enabled me to tell more stories and there's a whole lot more freedom in my approach."

"My losses now lie quietly –
a landscape of perfect ruins, softly shining
with ferns and moss in the low light"

"Consultation, for want of a better word, with the universities alone is not enough. The matter should have been subject to systematic public discussion."

"Narrated in a style initially resembling that of the typical adventure tale or the traditional “rollicking yarn” (but with several intriguing twists), Witch Girl is a novel that darkens as it moves along into the sinister aspects of a modernising African society."

On Ingrid Jonker: "I really felt her despair and wanted to fight alongside her ..."

"I say start a literary festival in one of the most famous places on the planet - Soweto. And I believe all races will come to Soweto for such a literary festival."

"So what’s up with the hesitation to speak Afrikaans publicly? Or to conduct interviews about politics in Afrikaans? Or speak about the magic of books in Afrikaans?"

"In the scheme of things
I cast small shadows ..."

"The publishers have made sure that they give pride of place to Burchell’s life and travels in a highly accessible tome that is as attractive as it is readable. They have ensured that a life of extraordinary experience, in art and science, is appropriately commemorated."