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Some little drama
2012-03-07 "He looked away and saw the shadow of rain against the curtain. He thought of maybe trying to remember to ask her something the next morning. He thought maybe he should write it down in order not to forget."
Maskew Miller Longman Literature Awards reminder of closing date
2012-03-07 Maskew Miller Longman publishers are running their annual Literature Awards competition for the category of youth novels.
Blacksheep TV#19: Facebook friends
2012-03-05 If you were in hospital, do you think all 2000 your Facebook friends would come visit you?
The centrality of the language question in the social sciences and humanities in post-apartheid South Africa
2012-03-01 “Will South Africa’s middle class and its intellectuals find the courage, have they got the imagination, to commit class suicide by moving away decisively from the current English-mainly and often English-only language policy, with all its negative consequences for a democratic polity?”
RAMfest 2012 line-up
2012-02-29 Your complete line up for all 5 cities: PE, Bloemfontein, Durban, JHB and CT
Film Competition: Write a review of an Oscar-worthy film
2012-02-29 Attention all cinephiles! This year's Academy Awards have just been announced and LitNet is catching Oscar Fever by inviting our readers to submit a review of a memorable film.
The Flyover Show to bring street-cred to Jozi
2012-02-27 UK hip-hop and jazz guru Soweto Kinch will host a groundbreaking show featuring a diverse and brilliant line-up in Freedom Square on 31 March 2012 between 10am and 6pm.
Holiday Murray – March Tour
2012-02-27 Catch Cape Town band Holiday Murray at The Bioscope in Johannesburg on Monday, 12 March for a very special performance. The show will be an intimate acoustic evening where the audience will be invited to ask questions between tracks.
Photos: From Malan to Mbeki book launch
2012-02-23 On Tuesday, 21 February 2012 a small crowd gather in parliament. Most of the people present work here anyway, during the day, but tonight they are attending the book launch of From Malan to Mbeki.
Somewhere on the Border - an inter-review
2012-02-22 Anthony Akerman, playwright, in conversation with Janet van Eeden, about the republication of his play Somewhere on the Border
The Dagenham Dialogues at Foxwood Theatre
2012-02-22 Get your dose! with David Butler and Malcolm Terrey.
The Nutcracker on Ice – suggestions to parents and theatres from a fan
2012-02-22 "I truly commend parents who expose their young ones to the arts, and in particular to the theatre, which can often be a hard sell. Unfortunately this was also the cause of my inability to engage properly with the show."
Ants in the Big Onion: A bustling, warm-hearted romp
2012-02-21 I would recommend Ants in the Big Onion to readers that can look past the perfunctory title and jarring cover design, those willing to suspend disbelief in service of a genuinely warm-hearted, good-natured and mostly well-written frolic in the deep end of the new South Africa.
Johannesburg launch of The Cambridge History of South African Literature
2012-02-21 Achmat Dangor, novelist, and Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, will speak on South African literary history.
Downloads
2012-02-20 Download the 9 songs by the Sing 'it bands. It's free! The most downloaded song wins a music video budget from MK, so support your favourite.