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Ndim’lo – Poetry Feature

Wesley Pepper — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:53:49 +0000

Ndim’lo Bio: My late mother told the 12-year-old version of me to excel. Her words became my North star, I completed my high school education at Christian Brothers College and currently working towards my bachelor’s degree in accounting at the University of Johannesburg. Throughout my career writing was my outlet. I won countless awards dedicated [...]

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Bongani Mavundla – Poetry Feature

Bongani Mavundla — Mon, 28 May 2018 09:31:03 +0000

Away from the entanglements of the violence we once thought was confined to the townships I traverse Into the artificial homelands Where enigmatic mountains remain unnamed yet fenced in the name of early European settlers Where blacks unconsciously live through changing times walking as obelisks of unchanging histories of :dispossession, super-exploitation, racial “shared-monopolies”, civilisational childhood, [...]

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Celimpilo Ndebele – Poetry Feature

Celimpilo Surprise Ndebele — Mon, 07 May 2018 11:55:45 +0000

Do no Bury my body! I hopped along Just one more leap I told myself I was not going to stop, I actually knew I wasn’t. Again and again, Over and over I dropped down on my black face I tasted sand and blood on my throat, I exhaled with my lips on the [...]

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Abunu K. Minka – Poetry Feature

Abunu K. Minka — Mon, 07 May 2018 11:50:26 +0000

In Search of Africa’s Crowned Jewel I’ve traveled 5000km in search of this jewel The Jewel I seek is precious and rare, and loves the texture of her own hair. This Jewel is unique and doesn’t move with the crowd, She’ll know when to be silent and when it’s time to be loud. I don’t [...]

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Kgalagadishe Nicholas Mashabela – Poetry feature

Kgalagadishe Nicholas Mashabela — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:01:22 +0000

BORN ON 07-04-1983 IN LETHOLE, MOHLALETSI, GA-SEKHUKHUNE: KGALAGADISHE NICHOLAS MASHABELA IS THE AUTHOR OF THE HISTORY BOOK “MIRROR OF HISTORY” AND A FICTION BOOK KNOWN TO MANY PEOPLE AS “ROAD TO LIGHT”. MASHABELA IS ALSO AN AUTHOR ENTREPRENEUR AND EDUCATOR. MD of DESHABA MEDIA, a company that utilizes modern trends in the publication industry to [...]

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Poetry Feature – Callum Andrew McGhee

Consciousness Admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:04:58 +0000

My name is Callum Andrew McGhee. I am from Johannesburg, born in Roodepoort many years ago in 1983. I have travelled a lot and experienced a lot of things, both good and bad. I play guitar and piano, but most importantly I love putting my personality onto paper. I write short stories and poetry about [...]

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Asar Alkebulan – Poetry Feature

ASAR ALKEBULAN — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:29:41 +0000

ASAR ALKEBULAN (Uncle ASAR) is an American(ized) African expatriate to West Africa and is a poet, philosopher, storyteller, essayist, lyricist and resolute Pan-Africanist. I’m on my way to Ogba For Augusta, my angel in the dark . . . From lekki to Obalende, ‘hundred naira transport pay Im on my way to Ogba, say, [...]

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