Tag: Abantu Book Festival
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Abantu Book Festival 2018 announces December dates
The Abantu Book Festival 2018 is set happen in Soweto, South Africa from December 6-9 for the third year running. Just like in the previous edition, the festival organisers have asked that you support one of Africa’s favourite and best festivals. The Abantu Book Festival was founded by Thando Mgqolozana who was looking to build…
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Abantu Book Festival 2017 unveils its artist line up
The Abantu Book Festival which is following on from its amazing debut year has announced the line-up for its second edition, which takes place on 7-10 December 2017. The Abantu Book Festival hit the South African literary scene with a bang when it ran from December 06 – 10, 2016 in Soweto, Johannesburg. The festival…
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Thando Mgqolozana powered movie Inxeba makes African debut today
South African movie Inxeba known internationally as The Wound, which makes its African debut today was written by amongst others… Thando Mgqolozana. Thando Mgqolozana is many things to many people. To the lovers of good writing, he is the guy that gave us three very good books; A Man Who is Not A Man (2009),…
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Abantu Book Festival 2017 makes appeal, the people respond favourably
The second Abantu Book Festival started their fundraising for this year’s edition with a call to the readers. It has gone down a charm. The Abantu Book Festival happened in Soweto, South Africa last December and received rave reviews for all who made it to the two venues of the Eyethu Lifestyle Centre and the…
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Abantu Book Festival 2016 opening ceremony #AbantuBookFest2016
The Abantu Book Festival 2016 opened with a moving opening ceremony in the Soweto Theatre in South Africa on December 8th 2016. The event emceed by Lebo Mashile was marked by song from Zuko Collective, a poem from Koleka Putuma and a keynote address by Gcina Mhlophe. It’s been a long time in the making…
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Abantu Book Festival 2016 announces confirmed guests
The Abantu Festival 2016 set for 06 – 10 December in Soweto, South Africa have announced some of their guests and the lineup is epic. The Abantu Book Festival with Thando Mgqolozana as director and Panashe Chigumadzi as curator is organised under the theme, Our Stories. The new festival celebrates African stories through written and…