“Aunty” Fatima Sydow is here to teach you how to cook
Watching a social media video of Fatima Sydow cooking feels like being in the kitchen with a much-loved family member. From her infectious laughter...
REVIEW: The Emthonjeni Heritage Film Festival a showcase of South African...
Held over four days last week, the Emthonjeni Heritage Film Festival in Cape Town showcased films of heritage and historical relevance. Ling Shepherd attended...
Zulaikha Patel wants to inspire young women with her first book
Zulaikha Patel was just 13-years-old when images of her protesting against her school’s racist hair policies became news. That protest inspired a wider protest...
EXTRACT: Black Girl’s Guide to Corporate South Africa by Lindelwa Skenjana
In this timely memoir-/guide, young corporate professional Lindelwa Skenjana shares insights from her own experience and those of other black women at various stages...
Extract: Nation on the Couch
Professor Wahbie Long’s Nation on the Couch explores life in our beloved country through the lens of psychoanalysis. By focusing on the idea of...
Shubnum Khan takes readers on a wondrous journey in her new...
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” is a quote by poet, Mary Oliver that...
“Tawedes” to an origin language as South Africa gets its first...
Some people may consider KhoiKhoi a forgotten language - but in reality, it’s used across South Africa every day. Words like dagga (“cannabis”), and...
POEM: Let Us Not Forget
When we confront the creeping, crippling feeling- our momentum we may be losing,despite our trauma and our bruising.When it lingersand turns our fists into...
You really need to read Angie Thomas
Angie Thomas really has the magic touch. All of her books are fantastically written novels which can be read by people of any age....
Ndenze ntoni na?: A poem by Xolani Henry Shezi
Xolani Henry Shezi (also known by his stage name Xolani Shezzi), an emerging poet from Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal uses poetry as a healing mechanism to...
If you love baking Faaiza Omar’s My Sweet Life is for...
In My Sweet Life, self-taught baker Faaiza Omar had put together a collection of recipes ranging from cakes, cheesecakes, brioches to more intricate patisserie....
The Daily Vox recommends: Our best picks of women writers in...
This year might not have been the greatest for book releases with COVID-19 meaning the cancellation of many book events. Added to that bookstores...
Let Michiko Kakutani advise you what books to read and reread
It seems like a slightly strange concept - read a book that will advise what other books to read. But that’s the thinking behind...
Jwara! Induna’s Daughter: An extract
Born into privilege, Joyce PilisoSeroke questioned her environment. She grew up in a gated compound for the mining elite at Crown Mines but soon...
Chatting Korean beauty standards and K-pop with Frances Cha
“I would live your life so much better than you if I had your face…” muses a character in Frances Cha’s debut novel If...
Binwe Adebayo on writing about Black Love
Binwe Adebayo, writer, founder and managing director of baby mogul has contributed to a new collection of essays. Notes on Love is a collection...
Extract from Andy Kawa’s book about getting justice for women
Kwanele, Enough! My Battle with the South African Police Service to get Justice for Women is businessperson Andy Kawa’s story. In 2010, she was...
Tolu Agbelusi on performing at the online Poetry Africa festival
We spoke to Nigerian born, London based poet, educator and lawyer Tolu Agbelusi who will be gracing the virtual stage at the Poetry Africa...
Terry-Ann Adams is writing about Eldorado Park
Terry-Ann Adams is the author of the soon-to-be released book, Those Who Live in Cages. The book, set in Eldorado Park, is centered around...
How Korean boyband BTS created a social movement
There’s an adage among the ARMY, the fans of Korean group, BTS, “You only find BTS when you need them.” It’s something most fans...
