Our Land, My Land – Hewu Lithethaa (South Africa)
They segregated my people. They threw them into the pig’s sty. They kept the fruitful soil for themselves. “Let them eat dirt,” they say. While standing on the blood of my people. While wearing [...]
When Obsession Turns to Murder – A Short Story by Micah Angel – South Africa
A body has been found. I, Detective Constance Nkosi, loom over the body of a young female, dumped in a field near a quiet street. Between the smell and the state of the body a foul taste fills my [...]
The Symptoms of an Addiction – A Creative Non-Fiction by Carmi Philander – South Africa
Even as I stretch my mouth into some semblance of a decent smile, my spineless lips curl in on themselves, retreating towards my throat the way the ocean recoils from the shore and slithers back [...]
Galloping Waves – A Poem by Nadia J. Van Rensburg – South Africa
Rearing at the harbour The place to gather In time to let go Before riding the blue ribbons Your baggage you must stow As you bridle your choices Gladly topple over the sacraments and the ROE [...]
Solitude – A Poem by Pfano Liphosa – South Africa
When the [whistling pine] sways to the sounds of heaven, And the wind sweeps the grass to obedience, When the dust briefly rests on crimson ground, And the birds sing sweet nothings to the air, [...]
Reasons – A Poem by Unathi Mphikiswa – South Africa
The zeal to live A motivation to succeed And aim for the stars to attain An excuse to wake up and try again The engine that keeps life moving What makes all worth living The end goal. It pushes [...]
Khaya’s Soup – A Flash Fiction by Lihle Ndita – South Africa
Khaya looked at the bright blue coffin, wondering why anyone would choose such a tacky colour to be buried in. Coffins were supposed to be dark, elegant and made of mahogany, not something her [...]
Troublesome Triplets – A Children’s Literature by Qondile Pearl – South Africa
Some time back in a distant grassy village, lived a father with his three children; Siya, Mbali and Mfundo. He always returned from work tired and covered in coal dust. Before he cooked, he [...]
Unity in Diversity – A Poem by Katlego Remelda Leboho – South Africa
In Rwanda’s rolling hills so green, A past of darkness, yet to be seen, Tutsis and Hutus, torn apart, By hatred’s flame that scarred their hearts. Rwanda, a nation scarred by tragedy, But [...]
Amahle: A Girl Who Lost and Found Her Smile – A Children’s Literature by Moipone Thandeka, South Africa
Amahle was a very adorable and confident young girl. She had a very beautiful smile. At the age of 5 she lost her baby teeth (or milk teeth). When her adult teeth started to grow, the two front [...]