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Songeziwe Mahlangu is the winner of the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Literature for debut fiction for his novel, Penumbra. The three shortlisted authors for the prize were Mahlangu, Nadia Davids, for An Imperfect Blessing and Chinelo Okparanta, for Happiness Like Water. Neema Komba was announced as the winner of this year’s Etisalat Flash Fiction competition. Penumbra …
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MUNICH PAYS TRIBUTE TO MAMA AFRICA! “THE AFRICAN RENAISSANCE” The Munich Volkshochschule is focussing its winter programme (07.10.2013-26.02.2014) on Subsaharan Africa. The programme, entitled “AFRICAN AWAKENING”, will be dedicated to making the public aware of Africa´s invaluable cultural treasures and the social possibilities and economic opportunities inherent in African societies today. In addition to the large variety of …
SOMETHING OLD AND SOMETHING NEW FROM SOUTH AFRICA VIDEO: Fugard’s classic plays return to London (bbc.co.uk) Zulu Mama Chair | Haldane Martin (sixdesignhats.wordpress.com)
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