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A spoiled and self-absorbed Mamokgethi Pule’s life is brought to an abrupt halt by an unplanned pregnancy. As her daughter Thato grows, she begins to develop otherworldly powers ranging from visions, to seeing the dead, to healing by touch. A young pastor, Solomon Khumalo, is desperate to prove himself by preaching the word of God to a large and loyal congregation. When he discovers Thato’s powers, he makes Mamokgethi a tempting offer: in exchange for money, he would pass off Thato’s healing powers as his own.
In the hope of inheriting a better life, a mother makes the heartbreaking decision to send one child, Nyakale, to South Africa to be raised by her well-off sister. The other child, Achen, stays in Uganda to be raised by their mother in a village. This is a richly told and deeply intimate African story about the coming of age of two young women who are the same as much as they are different. When the sisters finally cross their respective worlds to meet, how mirrored will each feel about the other?
Born To Kwaito considers the meaning of kwaito music now. ‘Now’ not only as in ‘after 1994’ or the Truth Commission but as a place in the psyche of black people in post-apartheid South Africa. This collection of essays tackles the changing meaning of the genre after its decline and its ever-contested relevance. The book does not pretend to be an exhaustive history of the genre but rather a presen
On encountering the quote, ‘well-behaved women seldom make history’, Malebo knew that she was tired of everyone else having a say on who and what she should be. Appropriating this quote, she boldly renounces societal expectations placed on her as a black woman and shares her journey towards misbehaviour. Miss-Behave challenges society’s deep-seated beliefs about what it means to be an obedient woman, and tracks her journey on a path towards achieving total autonomy.
An epic tale told through the eyes of three women.
Makhosi, who seems to be angry with the world and unable to find the language to make her mother and sister understand her ‘anger’. Duduzile, Makhosi’s mother. A working-class mother who grapples with holding onto a relationship with her daughter.
Being a change leader, Chauke has a unique approach, ‘stand against bland’, which has allowed him to stand out as a powerful creative and marketing force. His track record is undeniable and his reign as the country’s number one marketing maverick keeps teaching the rest of us why we must choose to Stand Against Bland.
Siren, Kuli Roberts’s gripping debut novel, is a classic rags-to-riches tale, jam-packed with drama, hot sex and reversals of fortune that will keep readers zipping through the pages until the very end.
Exhale is a queer anthology wrapped in the idea of a release, a letting go, breathing out. An orgasm. With sexual experiences from all over Africa, this anthology introduces some exciting new literary voices and brings you some of your established favourites.
Sanity Prevail is told in the first person. The story devolves around a character who is admitted in the Psychiatric Ward of a government hospital. The structure of the novel sets out to be subversive in its approach to plot, perhaps an unavoidable result of the story’s fidelity to the unpredictable nature of daily life in an establishment housing the mentally ill.
It’s Me Marah is a glimpse into one of South Africa’s most famous and favourite singers and her career spanning over 40 years. Marah allows the reader into her life – the glitz and glamour as well as the pain and hardship. She also reveals a family secret that robbed her of peace and whose truth set her on a path to self-discovery.
In Corridors of Death, the lived experiences of Black students in historically White universities is explored, exposing how structural violence, racism and a culture of alienation are pushing them to the edge of depression and increasingly, suicide. The book contends that urgent structural and institutional interventions need to be made.
Nakhane Touré’s debut novel, Piggy Boy’s Blues, a distorted pastoral, is for all intents and purposes a portrait of the M. family. Centred mostly on the protagonist, Davide M., and his return to Alice, the town of his birth, the novel portrays a Xhosa royal family past its prime and glory. Set mostly in the Eastern Cape (modern and historical) – in Alice and Port Elizabeth –
If You Keep Digging is a moving collection of short stories that is an essential addition to current and on-going discussions that affect the youth including those around migration, gender, sexuality and identity. The selection of stories highlights marginalised identities and looks at the daily lives of people who may otherwise be forgotten or dismissed.
The book explores women learning about and seeking the love they feel they deserve. Whether self-love or romantic love, each woman must find the courage to believe in and hold onto that love. Through Maxine’s narration, the intricacies of the relationship women share with their helpers are uncovered. These relationships reveal the truth that women can discover themselves via their friendships with other women.
A homecoming tale of a family brought together by migration and torn apart by tragedy and secrets. In a search for identity, love and acceptance – two ordinary girls travel from London to Lusaka to Lagos in order to save their family and discover their destiny.
We Kissed The Sun And Embraced The Moon is a collection of essays by Rami Chuene. It is a reach back into her childhood and holding a mirror up to her present.
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