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Nzara: Hunger is a mythological, musical epic poem telling the story of the Rozvi Empire from Great Zimbabwe attempting to steal the moon out of the sky. The movie is based on a ceremony-theatre play by the same name. It is cyclical in nature and portrays a world devoured by terror. It invites us, once again, to believe in love.

On Tuesday, 14 June 2022, the Museum Service of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport launched Cape Town Digital – the new website for the Cape Town Museum.

"The island, created at the height of apartheid repression, is a remarkable play for various reasons. In order to sidestep the authorities, it was workshopped but not initially scripted; it has no single author, and when a script did finally emerge, it provided actors with sufficient latitude as to re-interpret the play’s core messaging in subsequent productions, notably in the 1980s and 1990s."

Please join Catalyst Press and our publishing partner, Short Story Day Africa, in congratulating Idza Luhumyo and Mbozi Haimbre. Idza was shortlisted for the Caine Prize for her story, "Five Years Next Sunday", and Mbozi was shortlisted for a Nommo Award in the short story category for her story, "Shelter".

The AKO Caine Prize is an annual award given to an African writer for a short story published in English. This year saw a 130% increase in submissions from writers across the globe; the five shortlisted authors were selected from a total of 349 entries from 27 African countries.

On 9 June 1997, exactly 25 years ago, Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone was released. To celebrate Bargain Books is giving away two copies of Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone – 25th anniversary edition, a proper collector’s item.

"The playwright sits on the stoep and watches the Cape robins and company flock into the back garden as objects around him in the cold dawn claim their shapes back from the night. The feathered visitors know when his wife has refilled the bird feeders, all cleverly designed to deny grey squirrels access. Having had their fill, the diners start the morning’s grooming and noisy chattering."

This newly updated, comprehensive history of South Africa presents the story of our turbulent country in a fresh, readable narrative.

PwC estimated that the bill will lead to a 33% reduction in booksales with 30% of the industry losing their jobs.

There’s a new book absolutely smashing the bestseller lists and we thought you’d like to know about it! It’s a stunningly honest memoir written with unrestrained fervour, and it packs one heck of a personal punch. You could even win a copy, courtesy of Bargain Books.

"It is important for parents to be empowered and to get involved in the debates around education. .... Parents as well as learners themselves should consider making submissions and having their voices heard."

"For just a day, we are asked to stop and think about our mental health and the health of colleagues. We are asked to consider when we are the patient needing help, how we go about accessing that help."

"Studying towards a medical degree is extremely demanding and studies show that medical students around the world have high rates of depression and anxiety, even in the preclinical years of training. Awareness and knowledge are the first steps to prevention, and as the saying goes, prevention is better than cure!"

"The three teenagers must navigate the aftermath of their shared experience and the illegality of interracial friendship, and survive the predator that still lives free among them."

"There was something for every literary taste."

The sudden death of a pupil in Fleat House at St Stephen’s – a small private boarding school in deepest Norfolk – is a shocking event that the headmaster is very keen to call a tragic accident. But the local police cannot rule out foul play and the case prompts the return of high-flying Detective Inspector Jazmine "Jazz" Hunter to the force.

"We all have crocodiles to tame. Writing – and living, ageing, dying – does take courage. One day, we will all end up in 'the big library in the sky', to quote Deon Meyer. But before we do, we will continue raging in the service of The Story."

"They run for their lives as dusk turns into night. Bullets fly as he gets closer. They stop breathing because it’s making too much noise. Still, Rudie comes closer. And closer."

"She plays a sound
Drawn from a deep-water source
She holds power"

"Shakespeare always moved with the times; he would certainly have added that music is the food of politics, not only love, judging from contemporary events."