The Africa Report10d
Thomas Sankara: ‘I don’t like African literature’
In March 1986 the president of Burkina Faso, who hid his books in trunks to avoid revealing himself, granted a very personal ...
Athol Fugard: Death of a great South African playwright
Athol Fugard, who has died aged 92, was widely acclaimed as one of South Africa's greatest playwrights. The son of an ...
African safaris and colonial nightmares: a visit to artist Roger Ballen’s latest show
End of the Game is a visual and psychological exploration of the African safari – an experience long entwined with adventure, exploration, and the exploitative legacies of colonialism. It delves into ...
Athol Fugard, South African theater artist whose works confronted apartheid, dies at 92
Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist, who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as 'The ...
Dinosaur tracks, made 140 million years ago, have been found for the first time in South Africa’s Western Cape
Ichnology is the study of tracks and traces and, since 2008, the Cape South Coast Ichnology Project has documented more than ...
Athol Fugard, South Africa’s Giant Playwright, Dies at 92
South Africa “has lost one of its greatest literary and theatrical icons, whose work shaped the cultural and social landscape ...
The Associated Press on MSN14d
Athol Fugard, Tony Award-winning South African playwright whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92
The South African government confirmed Fugard’s death and said South Africa “has lost one of its greatest literary and theatrical ... segregation laws by collaborating with Black actors and writers, ...
Athol Fugard, South African Playwright Who Spoke to Worldwide Audiences, Dies at 92
Athol Fugard, the South African playwright of works including ” ‘Master Harold’…and the Boys,” ”The Road to Mecca,” “Boesman ...
Daily Maverick on MSN23h
The anguish of literature and the unexpected links between the stories we read
Thinking back on the books I had read during 2024 I was struck by patterns I hadn’t noticed at the time I read them. I found ...
NOLA.com7d
To mark Women's History Month, female writers take the spotlight at New Orleans library talk
March is Women’s History Month, and the New Orleans Public Library is celebrating by spotlighting female writers in this ...
Variety14d
Athol Fugard, South African Playwright Who Spoke to Worldwide Audiences, Dies at 92
While a cause of death was not disclosed, the South African government confirmed Fugard’s death and said South Africa “has lost one of its greatest ... all South African writers of his ...