Litnet

"The merboy seemed heavier, his breathing was slow, steady,/ his wide eyes fixed skywards – snagged by a full moon."

"existence stifles, drawing thick breath/ heaven has stripped to its underwear"

This year over 450 entries were received for the prize from over two dozen countries, both from writers living on the African continent and from writers in the African diaspora.

"Author identification in Afrikaans SMS messages has never been attempted. It is mainly for this reason that the current article, and the dissertation it is based on, is considered of value to the field of author identification."

"These divisions and the myriad of voices emanating from them, as well as the temptation to pursue more demands on the back of a major victory, present the student leadership at each institution and the collective leadership across the country with major challenges, but also with the opportunity to show what this country has been lacking for so long: leadership!"

"She still scratches at me. I wish I could interview her." – Karin Schimke, journalist and poet, on her translation of some remarkable love letters.

"This fine example of the detective genre is strongly recommended to readers – not only for its clever plot, but also for its richer insights."

"I remembered/ Bantu education./ Hector Pieterson./ Youth taking to the streets."

"I try not to think about “following up” albums with new albums; the creativity has to flow naturally, and above all it must be real."

Come and take a closer look at the full moon from the Afrikaanse Taalmonument on Paarlberg, at the first Full Moon Picnic of the season on Saturday 24 October 2015.

Calling all expats to the Student Solidarity Protest in London tomorrow. 

"Suzelle, which of your videos are your own personal favourites?"

"There is much to charm and delight — not least some very funny dialogue — in this story about a motley ('mixed') group of South Africans living their 'ordinary' lives and learning to express love for each other in practical ways."

"Unfortunately it is a fact that the sexual abuse of children is not abating, and that the younger the child, the higher the risk of sexual abuse. Also, the younger the child, the more challenging it is to do a forensic assessment."

"Desperately/ He distorted his vision/ And read between edges/ His eyes began to bleed."

"The Use of Official Languages Act 12 of 2012 [...] in short requires of government departments and other authorities such as public enterprises to develop a language policy that will include at least three official languages. Out of the 139 language policies that the Act requires from government departments and related institutions only about 30 were presented. Let them therefore not preach to universities about language when in their own backyard very little is done."

"White, like the fishermen’s cottages in her favourite tapestry of the Sardinian Sea."

"I always take flak for mixing Afrikaans and English speakers in sessions. But I truly believe one should promote multilingualism. Otherwise you will get only Afrikaans speakers listening to Afrikaans writers and English speakers for English books."

"My paternal great-aunt “Tant Koek”, as we knew her, never married. She said she lost her love in the war."

"Over the past decade the Baxter Dance Festival has grown from an experimental showcase to the Western Cape’s go-to annual event for what’s new and noteworthy from the local dance fraternity."