In Mda's richly suggestive novel, a Westernized African, Camagu, becomes embroiled in a village dispute that has its roots in the 19th century. The war between the ...
Just as the leaders of African independence movements had to write the stories of their own countries, the writers who grew up post-independence have had to chronicle the tale of this period's ...
Author Zakes Mda has slammed corrupt officials and “the moral low ground in SA today”, saying that it should not be normal to steal from the people you are meant to serve. Zakes has often been ...
Author Zakes Mda has dismissed Black First Land First (BLF) leader Andile Mngxitama as a “failed politician”, after a debate about EFF leader Julius Malema flying business class. Mda, who defended ...
It is evident that throughout history there have been far more bad leaders than good. Those who attempt to live up to the moral and ethical ideals of society are so rare that we cling to them ...
Buried deep amongst the bushes of a mountainous region in a village on the border of the Eastern Cape and Lesotho is a cave where ancient San rock art merges with the childhood drawings of Zanemvula ...
Kevin Murray: You could be forgiven for thinking that someone with a name like Zakes Mda was a Cape Town jazz pianist. He's everything but. Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda was born 60 years ago in a ...
Zakes Mda is one of South Africa's best-loved novelists – though he is also a celebrated playwright, children's book author and an increasingly visible painter. His latest novel, Wayfarers' Hymns , is ...
Professor Zakes Mda held a solo art exhibition at the launch of his new book, Wayfarers’ Hymns. The six weeks exhibition was called Mirrors and Washboard. The solo art will be at the Viewing Room at ...
Politicians. Can’t live with them, can’t live without them. They’re rarely a wholesome bunch though, as Zakes Mda’s old play You Fool How Can The Sky Fall reminds us. This political satire plays out ...
Author Zakes Mda has weighed in on EFF spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi's controversial tweets, saying he should let people express their joy at the Springboks' Rugby World Cup achievement. In a post on ...
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