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Rutanang Book Fair 2017

Festivals South Africa

Rutanang Book Fair 2017 goes online

James Murua April 27, 2017 No Comments Babongile Zulu Chairman Mwebi Futhi Ntshingila Kholofelo Maenetsha Rutanang Book Fair Rutanang Book Fair 2017 Sabata-mpho Mokae

The second edition of the Rutanang Book Fair 2017 hosted on May 2-4 will be an exclusively online affair. The Rutanang Book Fair 2016 opened…

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Events South Africa Uganda

Doreen Baingana’s “Tropical Fish” for #LongStoryShort in August

James Murua August 20, 2015 No Comments #longstorySHORT Doreen Baingana Futhi Ntshingila Long Story Short Masello Motana Modjaji books UKZN Press

Doreen Baingana is not a new name on this blog. The Ugandan writer emerged in 2005 with her collection of short stories Tropical Fish: Stories…

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Festivals Mali South Africa Uganda Zimbabwe

A snapshot of the Time of the Writer 2015

James Murua April 8, 2015 2 Comments Carol Campbell Charlotte Otter Craig Higginson Dilman Dila Ekow Duker Futhi Ntshingila Imraan Coovadia Jacob Dlamini Kirsten Miller Mandla Langa Margaret Von Klemperer MJ Mngadi Mzilikazi wa Afrika Noviolet Bulawayo Nthikeng Mohlele Ousmane Diarra (Mali)Sue Nyathi Thando Mgqolozana Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho ZP Dala

It was all happening at the from when a whole bunch of writers converged at Durban, South Africa on 16-21 March. This bunch of writers…

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