African Writers

Tuesday, 22 October 2024

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No plans to relocate S Africa office: MOFA

Taipei Times 21 Oct 2024

Staff writer, with CNA. Taiwan has informed the South African government that it would not relocate its representative office Pretoria before the end of this month as requested, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said yesterday.

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Letters to the Editor: Why is Ta-Nehisi Coates getting so much backlash for his book?

The Los Angeles Times 20 Oct 2024

But when a much-decorated African American writer brings up these sadly obvious examples of segregation, he is vilified by conservative fellow journalists, including columnist Jonah Goldberg.

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The Last Days of Mankind

Truth Dig 18 Oct 2024

The South African writer Kagiso Lesego Molope asked at the Writer’s Trust gala in Toronto a few months ago, “The time is coming when the world will start to apologize for what is happening—and when that time comes we will be asked.

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Drama about hunt for Raoul Moat part of Royal Court’s new season

The Guardian 17 Oct 2024

... African (A Good House) and Palestinian writers (A Knock on the Roof) alongside more established British talent, such as Icke.

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Alex La Guma and Third Worldism: A legacy of global activism

Mail Guardian South Africa 16 Oct 2024

Like many other South African activists and writers, his decision to leave was difficult, based on concerns for his family’s safety as well as his political commitments ... As an activist and writer, he ...

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John Amos obituary: Actor who played Kunta Kinte in TV series Roots

The Times/The Sunday Times 15 Oct 2024

The miniseries’ enormous success when it was broadcast on the ABC network in 1977 was poetic justice for the actor and writer.

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In Spain, Islamic education is overlooked despite growing demand

The New Arab 15 Oct 2024

Bianca Carrera is a freelance writer and analyst specialising in Middle Eastern and North African politics and society.

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‘Stall Buddies’ By Long Island Filmmaker Has Audiences In Stitches

Long Island Press 14 Oct 2024

“Stall Buddies,” a new web series buddy comedy by Long Island-based African American filmmaker ... This is the second comedy team up of African American writer and director Glenn McBride Jr.

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Famed Motown executive Suzanne de Passe shares memories ahead of Rock Hall honor this week

The Oakland Press 14 Oct 2024

Suzanne de Passe likens her many years with Motown as “a lot like Mr ... 9, 2019 ... She was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as co-writer of "Lady Sings the Blues ." ... I was blown away ... They said.

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Publishing house, double book launch on the cards

Mmegi Online 12 Oct 2024

An Anthology of African Asian Writers and Artists - Volume 3 (2023)." This recognition further establishes her as a talented and diverse writer ... Beyond her accomplishments as an educator and writer, Mpala is an inspirational speaker.

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Interview: AI is going to revolutionize journalism positively, says S. African media leader

Beijing News 12 Oct 2024

AI can process, package and present content faster, which will free journalists from mundane tasks and allow them to focus on uncovering "the story behind the story," a South African media leader told Xinhua. by Xinhua writer Wang Lei.

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Nobel literature jury may go for non-Western writer

Knoxville Daily Sun 10 Oct 2024

Wiman said the prize could just as easily go to a Mexican or Argentine writer as an African author ... While 30 English-language authors and 16 French-language ones have won, there has only been one Arabic writer.

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The Catchers by Xan Brooks review – this dark picaresque is a delight

The Observer 10 Oct 2024

This book deals with some of the most painful episodes of African American history, and one can’t help being conscious at times of Brooks as a white British writer, a disconnection made more ...

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LETTER: Reason trumps GNU in Tshwane

Business Day 10 Oct 2024

It’s even harder to respond when it’s a writer whose analysis of the evolving South African political environment I have always held in high regard. . In his piece, Malala asks ... “The answer is simple. leaders without principle.” ... Not ActionSA.

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HBO's new Green Lantern show casts star of Netflix action movie Rebel Ridge as DC's ...

Games Radar 09 Oct 2024

Award-winning DC and Marvel comic writer Tom King will serve as head writer. John Stewart, the first African-American superhero to appear in DC comics, was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams and first appeared in 1971.