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    Equality Court rules that #FuckWhitePeople isn’t hate speech, slams white privilege

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    On 4 July 2017, the Judge Thulare of the Equality Court in Cape Town handed down judgment in a case filed by the Cape...

    EXTRACT: An Anansi Mystery: The Haunted Library

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    An Anansi Mystery: The Haunted Library is a fun new read for middle-graders. The book features twin sisters, Karabo and Siphe, their friend Bandile...

    A man’s place in feminism is behind the women – and...

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    On Tuesday night, people gathered at the Joburg Theatre to hear a panel of three African women reflect on Africa’s emancipation post-the North African...

    ‘We need to act against white privilege and the systems that...

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    In a press statement, Dean Hutton addresses their recent #FuckWhitePeople court victory and reminds white South Africans that belonging is earned, not stolen. I’d like...

    Five reasons Linkin Park’s music matters

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    There’s this wonderful thing about music; it provides a sense of community. You listen to it and you feel like someone, somewhere gets you....

    Part One: Illustrators and Animators on how they got into the...

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    One of the main attractions at Comic Con Africa was the Artists Alley where animators, illustrators and comic book artists had a chance to...

    So Starbucks in SA is a sip of the first world?...

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    Ahead of the Thursday opening of Starbucks in South Africa, Wayne Parnell attended the by-invitation-only launch of the international coffee chain in Rosebank. The...

    Nozizwe Cynthia Jele On Fixing South Africa’s Weak Reading Culture

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    "The writing happened much later in life but the reading has always been part of who I am," South African writer Nozizwe Cynthia Jele...

    “Writing Is A Kind Of Therapy For Me”

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    In June this year, Thando Fuze, a 31-year-old performing poet from Durban will launch her show called "The One Woman Show" , and will...

    #Beychella Is Upon Us, Here’s How To Prepare

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    Coachella weekend is upon us, and as the Beyhive we are more excited to see Queen Bey, the mother of the music industry, headlining...

    The value of women’s labour: Being a writer, woman and mother...

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    The third day of Time of the Writer was an explosion of literary magic as libraries and schools across Durban featured talented writers discussing...

    It’s not all sweet sounds in the music industry’s White Boys’...

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    It’s difficult to talk about racial politics, gender politics and structural inequality in South Africa without someone getting offended. It’s difficult to say “White...

    20 years and more to come: the past paving the future...

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    The Time of the Writer literary festival has entered its 20th year. Last year’s festival featured some of South Africa’s best writers gathered together...

    Dear 2016: thank you for teaching us these important lessons

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    Dear 2016, It’s almost time to bid you farewell and our timelines are filled with tweets and statuses expressing glee at seeing the back of...

    Master Storytelling From Lesley Nneka Arimah

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    Love, death, magic, reality, immigration and the diaspora, Lesley Nneka Arimah's book What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky has it...

    Young filmmakers shine at the Abantu Book Festival

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    The Abantu Book Festival kicked off this week at Soweto’s Eyethu Lifestyle Centre. On Friday afternoon The Youth Filmmaker project (which provides young graduates...

    These Good Samaritans Made It Possible For Folk To Watch Black...

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    All hail King T’Challa of Wakanda! The much anticipated Disney-Marvel film Black Panther premiered in cinemas worldwide on 16 February and is already breaking...

    It’s not all sweet sounds in the music industry’s White Boys’...

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    This is the second and final part of a series by musician, Cami Scoundrel. Read Part 1 here.  Conversations about the White Boys’ Club erupt...

    Diwali 2016 is set to be a Bollywood blockbuster weekend

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    Sunday 30 October is set to mark Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights which symbolically celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, good over...

    “Sandcastle crafting saved me from drugs and criminal activities”

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    Mfanafuthi Gumede, a 26-year-old sandcastle artist from Inanda, North Durban found himself wandering the streets of the city after dropping out of school. He...