Litnet

"What part of the book did I like most? The knowledge that you can still win, even if you sometimes lose. Losing isn’t always losing; sometimes it is merely something not working out now, and you need to move on to the next step."

A coalition of South African healthcare professionals, activists, and international leaders announced the official endorsement of a position statement advocating for the rights of transgender and gender-diverse young people to access evidence-based care. This statement, originally written on 18 August 2024, has now gathered signatures from more than a hundred leading professionals, scholars, and community leaders, as well as an endorsement by thirty organisations.

Songs of praise will be held on Sunday 27 October at 16:00 in the Endler Hall, Stellenbosch. Well-known conductor Richard Cock’s 75th birthday will also be celebrated with wonderful sacred music during this concert. Two choirs, the RCME Winelands Choir and the Tygerberg City Choir, will be leading the audience participation as well as singing different styles of music in several languages.

"In Your ultimate personal finance guide, the key, as in much else in life, seems to be self-exploration and self-knowledge. Defining your own ideals, vision and boundaries, identifying strengths and addressing weaknesses can set one on a path of success. Having a plan, even if it is not a good plan, is always preferable to having no plan, particularly when it comes to personal finances."

The 19th South African Literary Awards will celebrate a literary milestone when more than 30 authors are honoured for their contributions to South African literature at a gala dinner at the Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History in Tshwane on 7 November 2024.

"Sitting at the fireplace of Victorian Manor Hotel on one of those rather bitterly cold Karoo nights, I flattered my imagination with the idea that Schreiner once sat before the same fire or on the stoep of the hotel, where, according to Fox, the farmers used to come for gossip and a sip of brandy; this made things come alive in a special way for me."

LAMTA se Hollywood-produksie was ’n rukkie gelede in Kampsbaai te sien, was by die Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees te sien – en is nou op aanvraag weer eens in Kampsbaai op die planke! Jayden Dickson van die Hollywood-dansvertoning vertel meer van die produksie, wat van vandag af weer by Theatre on the Bay te sien is.

Kom vier die einde van Die Bergengel-boekreeks deur Carina Stander. Word betower deur ’n aand van stories, musiek, Gabriëllië-geïnspireerde kos en wyn. Kom in feesklere, soos ’n karakter uit Die Bergengel-boekreeks. Dit vind plaas by Kleinkaap Boutique Hotel in Centurion, Pretoria, op 24 Oktober om 18:00 vir 18:30.

The internationally acclaimed one-woman play My left breast, starring Shannon Esra, the award-winning television, film and stage actress will be running at the Baxter Masambe theatre from 10 to 24 October 2024 at 19:00 with Saturday matinees at 15:00.

You are invited to the book launch of What Nelson Mandela taught me by Zelda la Grange. Adriaan Basson will be in conversation with Zelda la Grange on Thursday, 17 October 2024 at 18:00 for 18:30 at Exclusive Books (Somerset Mall) in Somerset-West.

"Eddie du Pisani’s life has not turned out the way he had planned (sounds familiar?), and he is hanging on to a last string of hope. While questioning his own existence, purpose and will to live, he returns to the lamppost in Witbank that he had visited once before on a fateful night that changed his life forever. As he detours through childhood memories, his first love, his emulation of Elvis and the events that led him to this very place, he re-enacts heartbreaking memories."

Siv Ngesi will be in conversation with Zelda la Grange for the launch of her book, What Nelson Mandela taught me, on Tuesday, 15 October 2024 at 17:30 for 18:00 at Exclusive Books Cavendish (Claremont) in Cape Town.

"Die 2024-Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees wat vanjaar met die feestema van #speel gespog het, was weer dié kulturele samekoms waaroor almal nog lank gaan gesels. Daar was meer as 400 unieke produksies wat in ongeveer 60 venues in en om Stellenbosch aangebied is en het elke moontlike kunsvorm – van dans tot boekgesprekke; kunsrondleidings tot wynskole; klassieke musiek tot komedie – ingesluit."

"I would say that art is always of its time, but also that great art has the potential to be timeless. By that, I already get into trouble with the postmodernists, but that’s fine by me."

"Can broken things, broken hearts, broken people be mended? And if so, do you repair them to the state they were in before breaking? Perhaps it is stronger or better if the item finds a new purpose."

"The dancing was performed with an ease that made me feel almost like I was watching him dancing in his own home. It was intimate and mesmerising. The African influence in the music and set, the use of sand and liquid to create strong visuals and the unbelievable voices of the quartet accompanying Maqoma are all locked in my memory."

"The billions of dollars in financial aid flowing from the West to Israel, primarily from the US, raises the question: why is there such fierce loyalty, despite clear human rights violations and evidence of the greatest crime of all crimes – genocide?"

"Understanding the recent attacks launched by Iran against Israeli targets and, concomitantly, the spectre of a broader conflict requires engaging with a wider history of Iranian foreign policy."

"The map of Die Vlakte, another critical component of the exhibition, fails to represent the entire area accurately. Instead of depicting the full extent of Die Vlakte, the map includes only a few streets, while prominently featuring the predominantly white areas of the town."

The Otto Foundation is excited to reveal the shortlists for its inaugural Children’s Book Award. The award was conceived with the aim to support local publishers, promote new authors and illustrators, and to recognise quality South African storytelling.