Poet, Playwright, Novelist For many seasonsOur home layUnder the roof of sorrow. Now I knowThat from a dog’s withered backYou can tell that There’s hunger in a home. South African poet and novelist Mzi Mahola passed away in August 2023. Born in...

We come from a tradition of poetics, which has always responded to the state of the nation. This tradition, whether you are a griot in west Africa or an imbongi in south Africa, has always been about true talk, as...

Nelson Mandela Bay hosts its first ever poetry festival - Praat, a multi-lingual poetry festival, is bringing the best in the local poetry scene as well as well known national poets to Port Elizabeth. The two-day programme includes: Unathi “darkblood” Slasha,...