African Novels Are Being Translated To English In A Bold New Trend: Here’s Ignatius Mabasa’s The Mad

Tinashe MushakavanhuAssistant Professor, Harvard University When it comes to African literature, translation has mostly meant translating work from European languages into African ones. Translation from African languages into English has been long overdue. Now it appears that a shift in the movement of stories across languages is underway. Works first written and published in African…

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Could Floyd Shivambu’s Afrika Mayibuye Movement reshape South Africa’s political future for the 2026 elections?

Koketso Phasha Floyd Shivambu announcing the registration and recognition of Afrika Mayibuye Movement as a political party on Friday 05 September 2025 Political analysts expressed scepticism about South Africa’s political landscape following the launch of the Afrika Mayibuye Movement, with some questioning the authenticity of the party and its potential performance in the 2026 local…

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Kelly Khumalo Delivers Stunning Performance At Inaugural Kumba Festival

South African songstress wows Dunstable Conference Centre crowd with phenomenal show while Zimbabwean star Andy Muridzo calls for diaspora unity By Maria Constable Kelly Khumalo proved she remains one of South Africa’s most captivating performers as she headlined the inaugural Kumba Festival in Dunstable, August 30th, delivering what witnesses described as an ‘amazing performance’ despite…

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Minister Turns The Sod As WRSETA launches R80m Agricultural Retail Hub In The Eastern Cape

By Nhlanhla Mbatha Higher Education and Training Minister Nomusa Dube-Ncube this week cut into the soil to mark the sod-turning ceremony for the new R80 million Agricultural Retail Hub at Ingwe TVET College in the Eastern Cape. The hub, fully funded by the Wholesale & Retail Sector Education and Training Agency (WRSETA), will support agricultural…

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Professor Mutambara’s Book: Is a strategic framework for action: one that is bold, decolonial, and unapologetically African: Ralph Mupita

Good evening, esteemed guests, colleagues, and Professor Arthur Mutambara It is both an honour and a privilege to join you today for the launch of this timely and thought-provoking book, “Deploying Artificial Intelligence to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.” This is more than research—it’s a wake-up call. A call to harness the staggering power…

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