Other prominent writers following Dube were B.W Vilakazi: Noma Nini (1935), R.R.R Dhlomo with his historical novels on Zulu kings, i.e. UDingane (1936) UShaka (1937) UMpande (1938). The period between 1950 – '59 saw writers like Kenneth Bhengu uKhalalembube (1953), uKadebona (...
As a 'new African', he was concerned to distance himself from both the tribal past and the new marabi culture of the inner鈥恈ity slumyards; at the same time, he retains his affiliation to his traditional Zulu culture, and writes a series of historical novels in isiZulu. The article ...
Detective Fiction and The African Scene: From The Whodunit? To The Whydunit? v Introduction With only a few dissenting voices, it has now become an incontestable fact of literary history that the detective novel in all its ramifications … Thrillers, Spy, Crime and Mystery Novels… belongs to...
South African schools and other institutions should facilitate exchange programmes with countries in the Global South, with an emphasis on countries on the African continent, in order to foster better South-to-South relations, and for South Africans to be able to situate themselves within the world...
Zulu for "The Boys"), returned to international competition, it won the 1996African Cup of Nationsat home, was runner-up toEgyptat the same competition in 1998, and qualified for its first World Cup finals in 1998. South Africa hosted the 2010 World Cup, the first time that an African ...
Jacobson’s first novels—The Trap (1955), A Dance in the Sun (1956), and The Price of Diamonds (1957)—form a complex mosaic that provides a peculiarly incisive view of racially divided South African society. Much of his best work was in his short stories, especially in the collections...
South African president alludes to Trump's threat in speech to the nation: 'We will not be bullied'•Feb. 6, 2025, 8:29 PM ET (AP) Provincial government South African provincesProvinces of South Africa. Local government was established in 1909 when the four former colonies became provinces...
Vilakazi’s next collection of verse,Amal’ezulu(1945; “Zulu Treasures”), became the eighth volume of the same series. These two volumes appeared together in English translation under the titleZulu Horizons(1962). The best known of Vilakazi’s three novels isNoma nini(1935; “Forever and ...
South Africa - Urbanization, Diversity, Economy: Urban settlement in South Africa originated both as concentrations of population around the political centers of African chiefdoms and kingdoms and as towns established by European colonizers. For reasons