Africa's Lit
‘I am a South African-based, African writer’—Watch a video interview with Nthikeng Mohlele on his latest novel Illumination
Nthikeng Mohlele chatted to Africa’s Lit recently about his latest novel, Illumination.
Watch: Real travel advice for Africa from Lerato Mogoatlhe, author of Vagabond: Wandering Through Africa on Faith
Author and journalist Lerato Mogoatlhe sat down with Africa’s Lit to chat about her book Vagabond and her journeys in Africa.
‘I wanted to show what you can do with our languages’ – Melusi Tshabalala chats about the inspiration behind Melusi’s Everyday Zulu
‘Advertising doesn’t respect and appreciate our languages. For me, in the beginning, it was to showcase my language, isiZulu. I wanted to show what you can actually do with our languages.’
Watch an interview with Africa’s Lit September #litrockstar Mphuthumi Ntabeni, author of The Broken River Tent
Mphuthumi Ntabeni explains how his debut novel The Broken River Tent was inspired by his need to understand Xhosa history from the perspective of the dispossessed.
‘For me, writing is like being an actress’ – Sue Nyathi chats about getting into her characters’ heads and her new novel The Gold Diggers
Sue Nyathi, author of The Polygamist and now The Gold Diggers, chatted to Africa’s Lit about her writing and the inspiration for her new novel.
‘I think we can make reading cool again’ – Clinton Chauke chats about the success of his debut book Born in Chains
In the latest edition of Africa’s Lit, young author Clinton Chauke discusses the reception his debut book Born in Chains has received.
Watch: Phumlani Pikoli chats about his debut collection of short stories, The Fatuous State of Severity
Phumlani Pikoli chatted to Africa’s Lit recently about his debut collection of short stories, The Fatuous State of Severity.
Africa’s Lit: 2017 highlights, featuring Zakes Mda, Dudu Busani-Dube, Ayobami Adebayo, Malebo Sephodi and Angela Makholwa!
The December edition of Africa’s Lit features the light and quirky moments with your favourite authors from video recordings throughout 2018.