RU student writes children’s book about identity
When Mathabo Tlali dropped out of Rhodes University six years ago, she never expected that…
Browsing: Literature
Slides of life
Review: asleep awake asleep: stories by Jo-Ann Bekker (Modjaji books) By Gillian Rennie Before digital…
Bumper crossword to mark double century
This week a Jumbo puzzle marked the 200th edition of the JDE Original South African…
Understanding the Makhanda of our history
What Makhanda’s surrender 200 years ago tells us about him By JULIE WELLS Two hundred…
Scots meets isiXhosa – the power of language
By HARRY OWEN As part of Grahamstown’s contribution to the International Year of Indigenous Languages,…
Book review: Fishes of Southern African Estuaries: from species to systems by Alan K Whitfield
Review by STEVEN LANG Fishes of Southern African Estuaries is a complete encyclopaedia about everything that…
Reddits Poetry
You are warmly invited to join us for Reddits Poetry, the monthly open-floor event that…
Aah! Zanethamsanqa! Aah! Zanetlahla!
Ngu: Dumisa Mpupha The imbongi welcomes the new Makhanda Mayor, Honorable Mayor Mzukisi Mphahlwa. Mabandl’akowethu…
Photography meets science in tribute to cranes
The Sentinels: Cranes of South Africa HPH Publishing (November 2018) RRP: R790 In September 2013,…
Dark strokes for dark times
Let the sunshine in: Zapiro Annual 2018 Jacana Media (November 2018) R175 Reviewer: Sue Maclennan…