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Victims and victors: winners and losers in a post-apartheid arts dispensation
2011-11-29Is Limpopo sucking the hind teat of arts funding in South Africa today? According to the NAC’s 2010 annual report, out of a total of 615 funded applications, Limpopo had only 33. Or maybe it was Mpumalanga with 16 projects. Or the Northern Cape, with ...
Voorsittersrede Derde Jaarvergadering van die ATR – 18 November 2011
2011-11-29 Dit is weer eens met groot genoeë dat ek hierdie voorsittersrede van die ATR lewer – dit is reeds die derde een. In die eerste voorsittersrede van Augustus 2009 in Pretoria het ek verslag gedoen oor die verloop van die proses wat opgebou het daartoe en ook tot
Rooi kaarte aan Pierre de Vos én Marié Heese
2011-11-29 Ek volg met belangstelling Pierre de Vos en Marié Heese se bekgeveg oor Afrikaans en die US. Albei spoeg vuur vir die vale en skroom nie om mekaar sleg te sê nie. Terwyl ek begrip het vir albei se perspektiewe, dus nou De Vos se aandrang op ...
Boeke maak ’n verskil
2011-11-24 Books4Change gee jou die geleentheid om tweedehandse boeke teen goeie pryse te koop, asook liefdadigheidsorganisasies te ondersteun. Books4Change is in 2009 begin deur ’n ma-en-dogter-span van die Helderberg ...
Verna Vels na meer as vyf dekades van Liewe Heksie oorlede
2011-11-24 Verna Vels is oorlede. LitNet bring hulde aan die skepper van die gewilde karakter Liewe Heksie. Hier is 'n onderhoud met dié skrywer wat gedurende 2011 op LitNet verskyn het.
Wow, dis al tyd vir die Kerskonsert
2011-11-24 Die Woordfeeskantoor, vertel Melt Myburg, is baie trots op Fiona van Kerwel, die WOW-projekbestuurder. Sy is pas deur die Universiteit Stellenbosch met ’n rektorstoekenning vereer vir haar uitstekende werk met die WOW-projek. Naomi ...
Book snaps for Christmas Shopping
2011-11-24 A pile of books landed on my desk recently which would fall into the category of good reads and great Christmas presents. I’ve done a quick snapshot of each one to whet your appetite for the Christmas shopping season.
My Wishlist: Steyn du Toit
2011-11-24 The Exclusive Books Wishlist 2011 inspired the LitNet staff to create a list of books they’d want to give away this Christmas. These are the books from the Exclusive Books Wishlist that Steyn du Toit has chosen for his loved ones.
My Wishlist: Kristine Kronjé
2011-11-24 The Exclusive Books Wishlist 2011 inspired the LitNet staff to create a list of books they’d want to give away this Christmas. These are the books from the Exclusive Books Wishlist that Kristine Kronjé has chosen for her loved ones.
My Wishlist: Bibi Slippers
2011-11-24 The Exclusive Books Wishlist 2011 inspired the LitNet staff to create a list of books they’d want to give away this Christmas. These are the books from the Exclusive Books Wishlist that Bibi Slippers has chosen for her loved ones.
My wenslysie: Maggie van Eeden
2011-11-24 Exclusive Books se Wishlist 2011 het LitNet se personeel geïnspireer om ook wenslysies op te stel vir weggeegoed hierdie Kersfees. Hier is die boeke van die Exclusive Books Wishlist wat Maggie van Eeden vir haar geliefdes op ’n wenslysie wil sit.
My wenslysie: Naomi Meyer
2011-11-24 Exclusive Books se Wishlist 2011 het LitNet se personeel geïnspireer om ook wenslysies op te stel vir weggeegoed hierdie Kersfees. Hier is die boeke van die Exclusive Books Wishlist wat Naomi Meyer vir haar geliefdes op ’n wenslysie wil sit.
Worthy causes | Verdienstelike sake
2011-11-24 Do you know of a charity that is doing great work in the community? Or a worthy cause that deserves attention? Tell us about your chosen charity, organisation or NGO and you could win a bundle of books with the compliments of LitNet and our partners.
YouTube-onderhoud: Susan Meyer
2011-11-24 Susan Meyer praat oor literêre manifesteringswyses van die natuur in Voetpad na Vergelegen van Chris Barnard en Verbrande Paradys van Hans du Plessis. Barnard se omgewing is dié uit 'n vroeëre tyd, in Du Plessis s'n is die omgewing modern.
Legal opinion relating to the passing of the protection of state information bill
2011-11-23 This new controversial law has been proposed in order to protect the state against "espionage" and guard "national interests", but among other things it will have the effect of being able to gag the media.
Van prikkelende tot omstrede temas by die Daring Doccies Dokumentêr-filmfees
2011-11-23 Die Daring Doccies Documentary Filmfees vier vanjaar sy tweede bestaansjaar. Steyn du Toit het met Paul Blom, die organiseerder, gaan gesels oor wat feesgangers als te wagte kan wees op die program.
Frankie Murrey on the new library at Matthew Goniwe Memorial High School
2011-11-23 Hi Frankie. I want to start by congratulating you, both on the success of the Open Book Festival and on the great work you are doing at Matthew Goniwe Memorial High School (MGMH). How did Open Book's involvement at MGMH come about?