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Ann Jangle: "Call me a rebel or whatever ..."
2014-07-01 "On many occasions I jumped out of classroom windows during class at school, failed subjects, got expelled due to complete boredom. I have walked out of just about every job I have ever attempted."
Winners announced: Sunday Times Literary Award and Alan Paton Award 2014
2014-06-30 “First time fiction writer Claire Robertson, and political correspondent and commentator Max du Preez were awarded top honours at the 2014 Sunday Times Literary Awards.”
Die vere van die duiwel by Sigrid Schmidt
2014-06-25 Modern folklore: Sigrid Schmidt tells about the birth of her book Die vere van die duiwel.
Reader's review: London Cape Town Joburg by Zukiswa Wanner
2014-06-23 "Three places and many heartbreaks in this superb novel." Jonathan Amid shares his thoughts on this book by Zukiswa Wanner.
Interview: Rita Barnard on The Cambridge Companion to Nelson Mandela
2014-06-19 "How could we avoid being overtaken by history?"
Fergus of Galloway
2014-06-18 Yet another gem of a play directed by multi-award-winning director Nicholas Ellenbogen is showing at the Rosebank Theatre in Cape Town until the 28th of June 2014.
Penumbra by Songeziwe Mahlangu
2014-06-11 Read Jonathan Amid's review of this <em>Sunday Times</em> Award nominee.
Book launch of Antjie Krog: An Ethics of Body and Otherness
2014-06-09 You are cordially invited to the launch of a new academic book on Antjie Krog. At the launch a panel consisting of Louise Viljoen, Franci Vosloo and Christy Weyer will discuss their research.
Coming back home
2014-06-04 "St Lucia, I think I speak on behalf of everyone there when I say you are welcome home any time you’d like."
Red Earth & Rust: "Gospel songs for non-believers"
2014-06-03 "Writing poetry tends to be a solitary business. I think that is what makes this collaboration so rewarding for both of us. You learn to trust the process, not to be so attached to its outcome."
The Write Journey workshop
2014-05-30 A workshop for screenwriters and storytellers will be held in Cape Town in June.
Interviews: Sunday Times and Alan Paton Awards 2014
2014-05-28 A total of ten books were shortlisted for the Alan Paton Award and the Sunday Times Fiction Prize 2014. Read Naomi Meyer's interviews with the shortlisted authors.
You’d (still) be lonely without your iPhone
2014-05-28 With viral videos telling you the root of your loneliness lies in your phone, it is time to consider what would really happen if phones were gone, using the logic of the video Look Up.
All the world's a stage
2014-05-28 Mike van Graan's opinion on the appointment of Nathi Mthethwa as Minster of Arts and Culture.
Seductive woman
2014-05-27 Address by Hennie Smith to open an art exhibition of Mimi van der Merwe: Pretoria Art Association, 2 May 2014.