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"It’s why casinos are loud, have no clocks and give you free stuff every few spins. Like casinos, pachinko machines or Candy Crush, houses might be aware that some of their customers are there to go on a date, and then to lose a moerse klomp money over a f#%$n bunny chow."

The Island Prize is very proud to be announcing our longlist for 2023.

"Clearly, the longing for such a gathering of writers and readers must have been in the salty air for a long time, and hopefully Books on the Bay can still it every Cape autumn from now on."

Eve Fairbanks’s book about post-apartheid South Africa, The inheritors: An intimate portrait of a brave and bewildered nation (Jonathan Ball), was launched on Thursday, 9 March in Bloemfontein. Johann Rossouw interviewed her about her book. Themes such as Girardian mimesis in South Africa, the shared loss of a future, the shared Christian idealism of South Africans and the position of minorities were discussed during this launch.

"I was tired of wanting to regain compliments on my exterior, yet I was also tired of the dreadful comments directed at my weight. I had to learn how to love myself again."

"But, of course, the cream on the cake is the extraordinary character that Field has created in Lydia Tár, and Ms Blanchett’s rendition of her is off another planet. Only vintage Streep could compete with Blanchett as Tár. It is an experience of an exceptional kind to be able to witness this performance."

Do you want to be on TV? If you’ve got a dynamic personality and want to shoot your shot with this season’s contestants, Love is love is looking for you! Click the link to learn how.

"The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) held their High Scorers’ Concert for the Eastern Cape, George and surrounding areas on Sunday 5 March 2023 in Gqeberha at the Collegiate Junior School for Girls."

There is a war being waged against corruption in South African universities’ lecture halls, libraries, boardrooms and offices. Sandile Ntuli attended the Johannesburg launch of Jonathan Jansen’s book, Corrupted: a study of chronic dysfunction in South African universities, and shares his "crib notes" with LitNet’s readers.

"When I was writing the story I was just being a storyteller. And when it comes to different genders, races or ages when writing, I always think of characters as people and that everyone deserves to have their story told."

This groundbreaking and long overdue study will offer a promising way forward for universities to better serve their communities and the country more broadly.

The production is inspired by Mbothwe’s desire to retrace, remap and reconnect his work in terms of themes and aesthetics as well as investigate themes of rituals and restoration.

"What sustains churchgoers then, other than blind faith? What empirical evidence is there for the existence of God? Perhaps if there was something more tangible for this woke and plugged-in generation concretely to put their hands on, then they may come to believe, as Kate Forbes does. I decided to put the question to ChatGPT."

"The social determinants of health include factors such as income, unemployment and job insecurity, education, working conditions, food insecurity, early childhood development and access to health services. Research shows that these social determinants can be more important than healthcare or lifestyle choices in influencing health."

"If the first instalment is anything to go by, then viewers should not be intimidated by the series. Everyone can learn something from it, and it is a fun and fascinating watch. So, grab a snack and a cosy seat, and let’s talk about Sex and pleasure."

The Open Book Youth Fest is now live on our website! All events are free, but booking is essential.

"'Sika Lekhekhe. Knyp die kat in the donker. Wiggling the toothpick. Whatever you call it, whoever you are and whatever you’re into, let’s talk about it.' That’s what the promo pack said. Then I watched the first episode. That is why I invited Kim and Romantha for a chat – about sex, of course!"

The company looked too good to be true – promising to turn the mines into a new business. Soon after the acquisition, cracks appeared.

A celebratory concert of music students who have achieved high scoring distinction results for their Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) exams in 2022 will be held at the Collegiate Jnr School for Girls, in Gqeberha, on Sunday 5 March at 14h00. 

"My boyfriend has never been to South Africa. He has a small farm in western Texas, and I recently gave him Story of an African farm by Olive Schreiner to read, because western Texas reminds me of the Karoo."