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Crime and contemplation
2011-12-15This past week I have been contemplating crime ... that is, the concept of crime and punishment. People seem to think that punishment and the concept of consequence provides a framework of limitations which go beyond just saying "don't". Punishment ...
The Boers in Angola: There for even longer than you thought
2011-12-14 The author’s close interest in the lives of the Angolan Afrikaners has resulted in a detailed, scholarly and yet very readable history that recreates a tough and mostly messy rural world.
Top 11 2011: Poems
2011-12-14 In no particular order, a list of 11 or so poems that appeared on LitNet in 2011.
Top stories from The Pink Tongue
2011-12-13This list has been compiled by Gary de Klerk, editor of The Pink Tongue. The Pink Tongue is Independent Newspapers’ community newspaper for and about South Africa’s gay community. It was launched in 2007 and is a free monthly community ...
The Incident on Heron Island
2011-12-13 It was blazing out in the open countryside, though the calendars said that it would soon be late October. Hilton Ellis mopped his brow with the spotted handkerchief that he had knotted on his head earlier against the unaccustomed UV rays.
Reclaiming the L-Word: Piercing the Solid Silence
2011-12-08When I was first asked to review Reclaiming the L-Word I viewed the task with a little trepidation. What could I, a straight, middle-class, white woman, bring to the table, reading about struggles that I cannot even conceive of, in contexts completely foreign ...
Joanne Hichens, author of Divine Justice, in conversation with Janet van Eeden
2011-12-08 In Divine Justice, Hichens leaps solo into a story of bizarre characters, tensely twisted plots, chilling hatred and a denouement to die for.
Dance for All students head for the USA
2011-12-07 Four Dance for All (DFA) students have been invited to attend dance workshops in San Francisco and New Jersey this month (December 2011). The CEO of DFA, Philip Boyd, chats to Steyn du Toit about this exciting opportunity.
Peter Church returns with the follow-up to Dark Video
2011-12-07 Bitter Pill is an edgy, racy thriller set primarily in Cape Town, that explores topical and controversial themes with classic page-turning storytelling.
A Shot at the Big Time
2011-12-07 Award-winning film-maker and journalist Janet van Eeden has launched a crowd-sourcing campaign for her film A Shot at the Big Time, inspired by the story of her brother, Jimmy, who took his own life rather than fight in the apartheid Border War, a war ...
There is in prejudice no fairness, nor equality
2011-12-07We are all losing a little bit of our equality and freedom, a little bit at a time. All of us, in every social grouping, whatever the basis for discrimination or differentiation, are affected.
Tony Cox’s International Guitar Night returns for a second year
2011-12-07 Tony Cox tells Steyn du Toit why he thinks these two musicians are worth a see.
We are Big Brother
2011-12-01 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? This a Latin proverb meaning "Who will guard the guardians?" or "Who will watch the watchdogs?" Correct me if I'm wrong, but in a democracy that is the job for the people, the citizenry, the electorate, the body politic. That's us. We do. Or don't – depending on what little laws or obstacles those […]
Nashen Moodley joins the Sydney Film Festival
2011-12-01 Nashen Moodley joins Sydney Film Festival at a time of great strength and growth.
Strijdom van der Merwe, the blue line, a red flag and black Tuesday
2011-12-01 Strijdom van der Merwe recently decided to walk away from a proposed project in Durban. The idea was to paint a blue line through the city to demonstrate the potential impact of global warming. Behind the scenes, Van der Merwe clashed ...
Notes on the making of "In Durban, all roads lead ..."
2011-12-01 Strijdom van der Merwe recently decided to walk away from a proposed project in Durban. The idea was to paint a blue line through the city to demonstrate the potential impact of global warming. Behind the scenes, Van der Merwe clashed ...
Ângela Ferreira discusses her latest body of work with Kristine Kronjé
2011-12-01 Following Werdmuller Centre and Other Works in 2010 Mozambican-born artist, Ângela Ferreira recently showed her second solo exhibition at Stevenson in Cape Town. Investigating the ongoing impact of colonialism and post-colonialism ...
Things I Thought I Knew: Lyrical and gripping sophomore effort from Kathryn White
2011-12-01 Having read this stunning new novel in one sitting I am willing to wager a large amount on the fact that White’s novel will go some distance in establishing her as a compelling new voice on the South African literary scene.
Reader’s Review: Inspiration and the Inner Wolf: Women Who Run With The Wolves
2011-11-30 It’s only once in a lifetime that you come across a book that really makes sense to you as a woman and inspires you utterly. Clarissa Pinkola Estés’s novel Women Who Run With The Wolves does just this.