A Cat Called Bongani Madondo
He should have been a Sophiatown heavy. With his two-tone brogues, tweed jackets, and occasional bowtie, he looks like something straight...
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Londiwe Ntshele
Jul 15, 20146 min read
Whose literature is it anyway?
It was inevitable that the defiance, dissent, resistance and protest against Apartheid should be reflected in South Africa’s literary...
Londiwe Ntshele
Jul 14, 20144 min read
Nadine Gordimer’s shining literary voice
It tells us something about Nadine Gordimer that Raks Morakabe Seakhoa, the untiring champion of South African letters, used to call her...
Londiwe Ntshele
Jun 26, 20123 min read
Lichawe lemachawe Mshengu Shabalala, We Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Mshengu wena lowatsatsa emajaha lahlabelako ngemavi lesingatange siweve, wabalolonga kutsi baphe umhlaba wonkhe umculo welizinga...
Londiwe Ntshele
Dec 20, 20118 min read
Joburg’s Inner City Blues
Urban renewal, gentrification, inner city rejuvenation, call it what you will, awaits every ageing city. When done well, it is more than...
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