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Nadia Davids’ play ‘What Remains’ wins Olive Schreiner Prize for Drama for 2020
The Olive Schreiner Prize for drama forms part of a larger annual competition in creative writing of English expression, which includes prose and poetry.
Case studies help reveal intriguing story of the development of black theatre in SA
This book probes the complex entanglements of different intellectual traditions in the SA context, by examining two case studies, the core around which is woven this intriguing story of the development of black theatre in SA.
'You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock / Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokotho' a reminder of fierce determination of women
You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock / Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokotho is a bristling example of protest theatre-making during the height of apartheid.
Building a future on the ruins of our apartheid past
What do we do with hollow memorials and political architectural remnants?
Bringing to the surface a dazzling range of powerful African feminist voices
'Surfacing: On Being Black and Feminist in South Africa' is the first collection of essays dedicated to contemporary Black South African feminist perspectives.
A captivating record of the ancient and vanishing world of San communities
'San Elders Speak: Ancestral Knowledge of the Kalahari San' is the first attempt to document indigenous knowledge through the voices of four San elders from the Kalahari.
Shrewd analysis of 'Precarious Power' Ramaphosa wields in fractured ANC
Susan Booysen’s analysis reveals Cyril Ramaphosa to be a president who is weak and walking a tightrope between serving the needs of the organisation and those of the nation.
Mbembe unpacks decolonisation
In 'Out of the Dark Night', he offers a rich analysis of the paradoxes of the postcolonial moment.
Virtual launch of 'Rock | Water | Life' by Lesley Green on February 16
In 'Rock | Water | Life', Lesley Green examines the interwoven realities of inequality, racism, colonialism and environmental destruction in SA.
Virtual launch of 'Anxious Joburg' edited by Nicky Falkof and Cobus van Staden on October 28
Join the online launch and discussion of 'Anxious Joburg: The Inner Lives of a Global South City' on October 28.























