Tag: Sweet Medicine

  • South African Literary Awards 2016 winners announced

    South African Literary Awards 2016 winners announced

    The winners of the 2016 South African Literary Awards 2016 also known as the SALAs were announced in Johannesburg, South Africa on 7th November 2016. The South African Literary Awards which are celebrating 11 years as an organisation announced those in the running for what is considered to be the most prestigious award ceremony going.…

  • South African Literary Awards 2016 shortlists announced

    South African Literary Awards 2016 shortlists announced

    The writers in the running for the 2016 South African Literary Awards 2016 were announced on 7th October 2016. The South African Literary Awards which are celebrating 11 years as an organisation announced those in the running for what is considered to be the most prestigious award ceremony going. The awards were founded by the…

  • A Review of Panashe Chigumadzi’s Sweet Medicine

    A Review of Panashe Chigumadzi’s Sweet Medicine

    Book: Sweet Medicine Author: Panashe Chigumadzi Publisher: Blackbird Books Publication Date: 2015 Number of pages: 201 Genre: Fiction Sweet Medicine, debut novel of Zimbabwean-born South Africa resident Panashe Chigumadzi, is the story of Tsitsi. Tsitsi was raised in Harare but went to a rural school do her O and A Levels. She ends up back…