Litnet

Fresh off the press: Blessed by BOSASA: Inside Gavin Watson’s State Capture Cult

The South African Literary Awards (SALA) have shortlisted 26 authors in 13 awards categories for this year’s awards. The winners will be announced at a glittering awards ceremony on the 7^th November at Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History.

“Do you really love me
or will you eventually set me free?”

Concert attendees in Pretoria are in for a treat when the Unisa Music Foundation hosts their very first Unisa Pops Concert at ZK Matthews Hall. The concert will feature the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra conducted by Richard Cock with guest soloists Zoë Modiga, Timothy Moloi, Karén Devroop and Anna Davel.

BookBedonnerd XII takes place from 23 to 26 October 2019. Here is the full programme. 

“A fleeting stubbornness. She had always been reticent regarding her personal matters, and so did not enjoy the manner in which the Thought was prying.”

Stand-up comic Nik Rabinowitz returns to the Baxter Concert Hall from November 26^th with his latest special Late Bloomer.

"My art is in the truest sense what I refer to as long 'visual essays' drawn from my absolute love for oral-storytelling, a love for indigenous cultures, current affairs, urban and popular culture."

"The major issue Late night grapples with is how superficial TV, and life in general, has become. How substance has been substituted for likes, views and followers."

“It is enough to know now that you are the love of my life. I listen to eighties music now. I am happy. I want you to know that.”

"If, however, the stories of these Afrikaner business tycoons are completely unknown to you, a reading of this book could and would be of great benefit and could assist you in understanding South African politics much better."

South Africa has an exciting new musical on the way and audiences have the chance to be part of it. A showcase reading of The MP’s New Suit will be presented at the Artscape Arena on Sunday 27 October starting at 18h00.

"This is an utterly compelling production that cautions us on the devastating impact of human rights abuse, in whichever form it comes, and hopefully makes us more understanding of our common humanity."

“(Aspirant)-skrywer, -digter of literêre vertaler? Die UV bied aan jou ’n kursus waarvan die vernaamste oogmerk die ontwikkeling van ’n lewensvatbare publiseerbare manuskrip is – en jy doen dit onder leiding van twee bekroonde skrywers, Henning Pieterse en Francois Smith.”

"The writing is visual and visceral, the world created is tangible, and the character of Malachi has expressed his voice with utmost clarity."

Kwela Books invites you to the book launch of Impossible return by Siona O'Connell.

“Scattered ashes of daydreams”

“We pick the struggling succulents
Sparsely scattered on the barely surviving
Bleached lawn, prickled with camel thorns”

In October Kwela Books celebrate one of our country’s finest novelists and poets, Finuala Dowling and the publication of her new novel Okay, Okay, Okay.  

Cape Town City Ballet presents an exciting new trilogy of works with their Spring Season, Satori, which will be performed at the Artscape Opera House from 26 October to 9 November.