Tag: Makhosazana Xaba
-
South African writers support their strays with new anthology
In 1985, American artists led by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie came up with a song called We Are The World to help the people of Ethiopia who were going through a horrible drought. It is still one of the best examples of artists coming together to alleviate suffering. South African writers, many of them…
-
Beatrice Lamwaka in Johannesburg, Oduor Jagero in Kampala
For those in Kampala and Johannesburg, there are some very cool literary events for you today. In Jozi, Caine Prize nominee 2011 Beatrice Lamwaka will be joining South Africans Mandla Langa, Makhosazana Xaba, and Masande Ntshanga to read extracts from their latest novels and poetry collections. They will be discussing their work with Michele Magwood…