For our colleagues at The Cheeky Natives, the past weekend was a busy, fun-filled one in Johannesburg. The dynamic duo behind the exciting South African literary podcast—Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane, who is a lawyer, and Alma-Nalisha Cele, who is a medical doctor—held conversations at three different events: on Friday, 24 May, the launch of Sisonke Msimang’s second […]
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Tafelberg Apologizes for Using Unauthorized Quotes by Sisonke Msimang, Palesa Morudu, and Redi Tlhabi on New Winnie Mandela Book
South Africa-based publisher Tafelberg has apologized for using unauthorized quotes by Sisonke Msimang, Palesa Morudu, and Redi Tlhabi on a new book on Winnie Mandela—Truth, Lies and Alibis: A Winnie Mandela Story, by journalist Fred Bridgland. The apology came days after Msimang and Morudu called out the move to use their words on the jacket of a […]
Sisonke Msimang Profiled in The Wall Street Journal
South African writer and activist Sisonke Msimang, author of the memoir Always Another Country and the forthcoming collection of essays The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela, was recently profiled in The Wall Street Journal. The feature—titled “For Sisonke Msimang, a Childhood in Exile Created a Life of Activism,” and written by Alexandra Wolfe—focuses on her life […]
The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela | Sisonke Msimang’s Second Book Is Out in October
Sisonke Msimang, author of the memoir Always Another Country and winner of the Brittle Paper Award for Essays, is ready with her second book. Following her death on April 2 of this year, Winnie Mandela’s legacy became the subject of a tussle—most of which played out fiercely on social media—between those who cast her as the […]
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