“Mandela was not the only head of state taken in by Koagne. Le king kept snapshots of himself with many a man of power, among them Mobutu Sese Seko and Denis Sassou Nguesso […] He took Mobutu for 15 million dollars. Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso lost 40 million to him. Sassou, Etienne Eyadéma of Togo, several high officials of Gabon, Tanzania and Kenya, a member of the Spanish government and an ex-operative of the Israeli Mossad were bamboozled as well.” – Dominique Malaquais (Blood Money: A Douala Chronicle).
Bantu Serenade by Ntone Edjabe (featuring Nah-ee-lah) (read excerpt)
Santu Mofokeng: Trajectory of a street photographer (part1) (read excerpt)
Binyavanga Wainaina: Hell In Bed With Mrs Peprah (read excerpt)
Dominique Malaquais: Lindela (the winnie suite) (read excerpt)
Boubacar Boris Diop: Myriem (read excerpt)
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Neo Muyanga
The girl who then feared to sleep & other poems by Angifi Dladla (Deep South, 2001)
Call me between your tears and eyes; I'm the shadow, I won't drown. draw me between your pain and faith; I'm the shadow that leads. will me within your heart of hearts; I'm the energy that's divine. hug me with the arm of your heart; I'm reality, i am love... listen to the silence in silence -- the dream materializing"
Angifi Proctor Dladla is a history and language teacher in Katlehong. He founded the Akudlalwa Communal Theatre in Katlehong, and co-founded Bachaki Theatre Ensemble in Johannesburg. As a playwright he has written 'Mene Tekel', 'Mistress Magumbo', 'Dennis the Goat on Trial', 'Saragorah', and co-written several other plays.