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The literary “Oscars”: Here are the 2025 South African Literary Awards winners

Art

The literary “Oscars”: Here are the 2025 South African Literary Awards winners

21 Nov 2025

Rhodes University bids farewell to transformative chancellor Justice Lex Mpati

Higher Education

Rhodes University bids farewell to transformative chancellor Justice Lex Mpati

3 Apr 2025

AuthenticA Series Lab spotlights Africa's rising screenwriting talent at Series Mania Forum

Film & Cinematography

AuthenticA Series Lab spotlights Africa's rising screenwriting talent at Series Mania Forum

26 Mar 2025

Graham Cruikshanks, "This is Africa: Distinctiveness is our super power"

Branding

Graham Cruikshanks, "This is Africa: Distinctiveness is our super power"

Graham Cruikshanks 19 Nov 2024

All the 2024 South African Literary Awards winners

Events

All the 2024 South African Literary Awards winners

13 Nov 2024

Publishing

African publishing is being revolutionised – report explores trends in 6 countries

Tinashe Mushakavanhu 5 Nov 2024

2024 South African Literary Awards celebrates 19 years of literary excellence, longlist revealed

Events

2024 South African Literary Awards celebrates 19 years of literary excellence, longlist revealed

19 Sep 2024

The winners of the inaugural Inclusive Lens Awards at Fame Week Africa. Image supplied.

Film

Inclusive Lens Awards debut at Fame Week Africa with spotlight on diversity

4 Sep 2024

Cebo Ntaka says he and his colleagues have done all they can to keep the Lovedale Press. Source: Sandiso Phaliso.

Publishing

Bid to save legendary Lovedale Press

Sandiso Phaliso 5 Jun 2024

Inclusive Lens Awards to recognise diverse narratives in film and series

Film & Cinematography

Inclusive Lens Awards to recognise diverse narratives in film and series

30 May 2024

Publishing

Afreximbank launches Canex Prize for Publishing in Africa to promote literary excellence

22 May 2024

Publishing

DSAC Publishing Hub for 2024/25 open for manuscripts and publishers

22 May 2024

Publishing

Nervous Conditions: On translating one of Zimbabwe’s most famous novels into Shona

Tinashe Mushakavanhu 22 Feb 2024

The book prize was announced on Wednesday. Source: Supplied.

Publishing

New book prize to assist Black South African authors

8 Jun 2023

Source: © Assegai Awards The Assegai Awards' finalists have been announced

Direct Marketing

All the DMASA Assegai Awards' finalists

11 Oct 2022

Faye Kabali Kagwa, Alistair Mackay, Finuala Dowling, Relebone eAfrika and Toni Stuart will all be at The Open Book Festival

Events

Open Book Festival returns for 2022

9 Mar 2022

Theatre

Distell National Playwright Competition entries open for 2022

30 Nov 2021

Design

First Africa Book and Design Festival to launch in November

30 Sep 2021

#PulpNonFiction: Things fall apart (when you focus on the loudest voices)

#PulpNonFiction

#PulpNonFiction: Things fall apart (when you focus on the loudest voices)

Bronwyn Williams 26 Apr 2021

UJ creative writing competition adds new language categories

Primary & Secondary Education

UJ creative writing competition adds new language categories

23 Mar 2021

Accelerating access to palliative care is a fundamental human right

Palliative care

Accelerating access to palliative care is a fundamental human right

Issued by MANGO-OMC 3 Feb 2021

Sunday Times Literary Awards announces 2019 fiction, non-fiction shortlist finalists

Publishing

Sunday Times Literary Awards announces 2019 fiction, non-fiction shortlist finalists

22 Jul 2019

Uganda book market launched

Publishing

Uganda book market launched

22 Aug 2018

#Newsmaker: Zumi Njongwe relocates to Diageo SA

Marketing

#Newsmaker: Zumi Njongwe relocates to Diageo SA

Jessica Tennant 28 May 2018

Marco Croella, chief operating officer of StreetLib.

Publishing

Italian StreetLib and Nigerian Publiseer partner to distribute more African literature

7 May 2018

Exclusive Books Ballito Junction

Retailers

Exclusive Books CEO calls it quits

6 Apr 2018

Bottomup outreach programme inspires learners to stay in school

Higher Education

Bottomup outreach programme inspires learners to stay in school

Robin Fredericks 26 Mar 2018

#BizTrends2018: What are the key trends for independent schools in 2018?

Trends

#BizTrends2018: What are the key trends for independent schools in 2018?

Lala Steyn 8 Jan 2018

Cameroon detains US-Cameroonian writer over critical commentary

Media Freedom

Cameroon detains US-Cameroonian writer over critical commentary

12 Dec 2017

Kwesta and Sjava to headline Roots music festival

Music

Kwesta and Sjava to headline Roots music festival

17 Oct 2017

Future Nation Schools founder donates 25,000 books to Walter Sisulu University

Education & Skills Development

Future Nation Schools founder donates 25,000 books to Walter Sisulu University

4 Oct 2017

Bongani Siqoko, Greg Marinovich, and Christiane von Arnim

Media

Winners of the Sunday Times Literary Awards have been announced

26 Jun 2017

Greg Marinovich and Zakes Mda

Media

Sunday Times Literary Awards 2017 winners announced

26 Jun 2017

2016 Sunday Times Literary Awards winners announced

Publishing

2016 Sunday Times Literary Awards winners announced

27 Jun 2016

Publishing

Call for entries for Etisalat Pan-African prize for literature

14 Jun 2016

Fiston Mwanza Mujila announced winner of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature

Media

Fiston Mwanza Mujila announced winner of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature

1 Apr 2016

Etisalat announces Prize for Literature 2015 shortlist

Publishing

Etisalat announces Prize for Literature 2015 shortlist

24 Dec 2015

E-Libraries programme launched

Telecoms & Networks

E-Libraries programme launched

8 Jul 2015

Best of South African literature ready for showdown

Publishing

Best of South African literature ready for showdown

19 May 2015

Education & Skills Development

Fostering Ubuntu for a brighter future

Peter Cowan 3 Dec 2014

Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature introduced

Publishing

Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature introduced

24 Nov 2014

Ghanaian writer wins 2014 African Writer´s Residency Award

Publishing

Ghanaian writer wins 2014 African Writer´s Residency Award

8 Jul 2014

UCT to honour Allan Gray

Higher Education

UCT to honour Allan Gray

6 Dec 2013

Vodacom to encourage a culture of e-reading

Primary & Secondary Education

Vodacom to encourage a culture of e-reading

11 Nov 2013

Vodacom launches e-reader programme

Education & Skills Development

Vodacom launches e-reader programme

8 Nov 2013