By Fred Felton | Mar. 21, 2024. There will be a writing workshop over two days as part of the Articulate Africa programme and writers that dream of becoming authors are invited to attend this workshop. This writing workshop will be from 9 to 10 April and the aim of it is to improve the … Continue reading
By Fred Felton | Oct. 25, 2021 On 21 October 2021 the eThekwini Municipality hosted ‘Art In The Park’ at Jameson Park, Florida Road. This was done by the City to intensify social cohesion through art. The event featured a variety of art forms from art exhibits, book launches, dance and music throughout the day … Continue reading
By Fred Felton | July 21, 2021 Going to church amidst the Covid-19 lockdown proved quite a struggle for people in Durban. With the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa in 2020 and 2021 another set of problems arrived for church-going people. Lockdown regulations were put in place by the South African government and this meant … Continue reading
The month of September is Heritage Month and you can learn a great deal about your heritage at your local eThekwini Municipality Library. I interviewed Tebogo Mzizi, Senior Manager at the Libraries and Heritage Department of eThekwini Municipality to find out more about libraries and how they can help you discover your heritage. What services … Continue reading
This week I managed to get an interview with Sarah Britten. She is one of the writers appearing at the Time of the Writer festival in Durban. I asked her some questions about writing, this is what she had to say: What drew you to writing? Ever since I remember I’ve wanted to write. Advice … Continue reading
This week we bring you a great short story by the legendary artist and writer Andrew Verster. TRANSMOGRIFICATION The cat transmogrified into a newspaper. The house transmogrified into a lake. The Blue Gum transmogrified into a trailer. The elephant transmogrified into a slipper. The hard-boiled egg transmogrified into an envelope. The Mercedes transmogrified … Continue reading
STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT by Andrew Verster “Go right down to the bottom of Uruguay, “ she said, “right to the tip and you can’t miss Montevideo.” “And then, what?” “That’s where my great-great Aunt Matilda was born. But of course, unless you speak the language you are, to use her phrase, “like a … Continue reading
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