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Defend Truth

Karin Schimke

Karin Schimke is a writer and editor. She is a winner of the prestigious Ingrid Jonker Prize.

Email: [email protected]

Mind your language — Kaaps to debut at Columbia University in New York City this year

Maverick Life, DM168, Maverick News

Mind your language — Kaaps to debut at Columbia University in New York City this year

by: Karin Schimke

Literature showcase — Berlin plays host to a hugely successful African Book Festival

South Africa, Maverick Life, DM168, Maverick News

Literature showcase — Berlin plays host to a hugely successful African Book Festival

by: Karin Schimke

‘Crumbling’ education landscape prompts ‘Basic Education Rights Handbook’ update

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

‘Crumbling’ education landscape prompts ‘Basic Education Rights Handbook’ update

by: Karin Schimke

Saving African poetry from obscurity

Magazine, Maverick Life, Maverick Citizen

Saving African poetry from obscurity

by: Karin Schimke

Snowflake haters won’t like this book, but they might want to stop the name-calling and read it

Maverick Life, Maverick Citizen

Snowflake haters won’t like this book, but they might want to stop the name-calling and read it

by: Karin Schimke

Ingrid Jonker Prize winner Jacques Coetzee on political awakening, blindness, poetry and music

Magazine, Maverick Life, Maverick Citizen

Ingrid Jonker Prize winner Jacques Coetzee on political awakening, blindness, poetry and music

by: Karin Schimke

Legal storm brews in hate speech row over ‘transphobic’ article in SA Jewish Report

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, DM168

Legal storm brews in hate speech row over ‘transphobic’ article in SA Jewish Report

by: Karin Schimke

Young Capetonian shows how plugging into her own business switched off stereotypes

South Africa, DM168

Young Capetonian shows how plugging into her own business switched off stereotypes

by: Karin Schimke

Touchy-feely: Emotion isn’t just in fashion — it may be the new path to success

Magazine, Maverick Life, Maverick Citizen

Touchy-feely: Emotion isn’t just in fashion — it may be the new path to success

by: Karin Schimke

Standing up for the pangolin, the world’s most trafficked mammal

World, Our Burning Planet, DM168

Standing up for the pangolin, the world’s most trafficked mammal

by: Karin Schimke

The garden in Cape Town where the possibility of individual and social change grows

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, DM168

The garden in Cape Town where the possibility of individual and social change grows

by: Karin Schimke

Long Street Baths: A quiet old lady, dressed in grey, who has provided solace for more than a century

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, DM168

Long Street Baths: A quiet old lady, dressed in grey, who has provided solace for more than a century

by: Karin Schimke