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Praise poet’s family celebrates her Sona appearance — and a special moment for the Eastern Cape

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Praise poet’s family celebrates her Sona appearance — and a special moment for the Eastern Cape

By Suné Payne

Between a loaf of bread and a book

South Africa

Between a loaf of bread and a book

By Jolyn Phillips

Innovative South Korean author Han Kang is worthy of 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

World

Innovative South Korean author Han Kang is worthy of 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

By Jenni Ramone

James Matthews believed the raw power of poetry was ideally suited to rage against apartheid

South Africa

James Matthews believed the raw power of poetry was ideally suited to rage against apartheid

By Frank Meintjies

Vernie February – A lifetime spent playing an away match

South Africa

Vernie February – A lifetime spent playing an away match

By Anthony Akerman

Beauty and the scalpel — poet Khadija Heeger on the function of art

South Africa

Beauty and the scalpel — poet Khadija Heeger on the function of art

By Mick Raubenheimer

Rebuilding in the battlegrounds — for Ukraine reconstruction is an act of defiance

World

Rebuilding in the battlegrounds — for Ukraine reconstruction is an act of defiance

By Peter Fabricius