Ugandan author and activist arrested, says lawyer
Kampala – Ugandan author and human rights activist, Norman Tumuhimbise, has been arrested ahead of his book launch, his lawyer... Read more
12 Mar
Damon Galgut: the Booker-winning star of modern African literature
Cape Town – Books, artwork and antique writing instruments fill Damon Galgut’s apartment in Cape Town, yet his Booker... Read more
9 Dec, 2021
Legendary novelist Wilbur Smith dies at home in Cape Town aged 88
Johannesburg – Internationally acclaimed author Wilbur Smith died at his home in South Africa on Saturday after a decades-long... Read more
14 Nov, 2021
Gurnah Nobel prize a ‘victory for Tanzania and Africa’
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s government hailed Zanzibar-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah on Thursday for winning the Nobel Literature Prize, calling it a “victory”... Read more
8 Oct, 2021
