Applications are now open for the 2026/27 Publishing Hub Selection Panel, calling on editors, publishers, academics, reviewers, translators and literary practitioners with the eye and instinct to recognise powerful South African stories. Apply here: anfasa.org.za/dsac-selection…

Negotiating the future. Frome Learn and Teach Magazine, June 1992.

“Write the essay your grandchildren will need. Record the song that will outlast you. Endow the chair. Fund the residency. Donate the archive your mother left in a box in the garage. When its doors open in 2028, the TMPC will be one of the places where this work is gathered and transformed into something the continent can use to catalyse the African Renaissance. We will need many more such institutions, in dialogue with one another, building the continental conversation that no single institution can sustain on its own.” — Lukhanyo Neer, COO, Thabo Mbeki Foundation As we mark Youth Month, our focus turns to culture, the arts, and music as vital contributions to our collective granary of knowledge and memory. The African Renaissance is not only shaped by policy and economics; it is also carried in songs, stories, archives, performances, and works of art. By creating, preserving, and sharing these cultural treasures, we ensure that the voices, experiences, and aspirations of our people remain part of the continent's evolving narrative. webtickets.co.za/v2/event.as… @dmandisi @kumasote

*** NEW BOOK ALERT *** Dear Friends, I am happy to share the cover of my forthcoming book co-written with the great and indefatigable @vijayprashad!!! The book will be available later this month from @inkanibooks, the amazing independent Pan-African Press.

Calling all our speculative fiction and magical realism lovers...⁣⁣You are invited to the online book launch of 𝘍𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘴. ⁣⁣The launch will be on the Crowdcast webinar platform. #launch #books

THE REVEAL: Our #Macondo2026 poster is officially here! 🌊 ✍️ Theme: Ink, Sea, and Silence. We’re exploring the weight of the pen and the power of what stays unsaid. Mark your calendars: 18–20 Sept 2026. Thoughts on the theme? Go! 👇 #MacondoLitFest #MacondoCitizens

We’re thrilled to celebrate the incredible Penguin authors long-listed for the 2026 @SundayTimesZA Literary Awards! From gripping fiction to powerful non-fiction, these books represent some of the most exciting, thought-provoking and unforgettable writing in South Africa right now. Congratulations to every author on the list, and to the teams behind the books who help bring these stories into readers’ hands.

Tomorrow (May 22, 2026) Rre David Lesetedi, the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture manager in our district, will be presenting the second "Sabata-mpho Mokae Award" at the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein, FS. This writer is grateful. Photo: Dr. Lance Nawa

📢 The deadline for the call out has been extended! Apply now👇🏿👇🏿 africanbookscollective.com/c…

Calling all Joburgers (and Pretorians)! My Joburg book launch will take place on 25 May at @LoveBooksJozi. I’ll be in conversation with @DanCorderOnAir, and I hope you can all join us. #WhereToFromHere

The truth shall set you free – and might get you killed: Writing in the shadow of corruption 📍 Music Centre @KingsmeadBF Saturday 23 May, 09h30 – 10h30 | Marshalled by @bronwynwilliams (Survive The AI Apocalypse: A Guide for Solutionists), @MikeNicol (Falls the Shadow), Michael Behr (Confessor Cop: The Detective Who Persuaded Killers To Talk), @CowansView (Mafia Land: Inside South Africa’s Darkest Cartels) and @wicks_jeff (The Shadow State: Why Babita Deokaran Had To Die) uncover what those who should be leading and protecting are really doing… #KBF26

UPCOMING!!

The University of South Africa @Unisa and @TMFoundation_ invite you to the 16th Annual Thabo Mbeki Africa Day Lecture. Theme: “Rebuilding African Unity in an Age of Fragmentation: Sovereignty, Solidarity, and the Renewal of Institutions.” Date: Saturday, 23 May 2026 Time: 15:30 for 16:00 Venue: Century City Conference Centre, Cape Town, South Africa Click here to RSVP: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/v0Dw…. #AfricaDay2026 #MbekiLecture26 #AfricanRenewal #Africa

'Ga re rekise naga; ga re rekise dikgomo; ga re rekise meya ya rona.' - reimagining Kgosi Galeshewe for Northern Cape Book Week

Congratulations to the author of the number one bestselling book in South Africa, Onezwa Mbola! Swipe left to find out when and where the first launches are going to be!

There’s something deeply humbling about sitting down to autograph ordered copies of my book #ToHealthWithIt, knowing each one is going into the hands of someone who chose to believe in the message, the journey & the intention behind every page. To everyone who continues to support, thank you, it doesn’t go unnoticed, and it certainly doesn’t go unappreciated. Grateful. Always. @PenguinBooksSA

After Anthills of the Savannah, Professor Chinua Achebe abandoned the use of fiction to deliver his message. I think now that it was a courageous and honest move. Outside of Things Fall Apart, his essays are the works that speak to me the most and in profound ways. I think every scholar should read Today, the Balance of Stories in Home and Exile. That essay richly influenced my reading of modern thought and was the inspiration for my essays on the issue of how the West sees Black Africa and our stories. More importantly, Achebe's essays taught me that it is not necessary to come up with contrived fiction just to express an opinion. If you have something to say, say it and sit down, my friend. Achebe was one very courageous writer. He told his truths quietly, persistently and with uncommon dignity. When I grow up I would like to have those traits.🚶🏿

We’re proud to join the growing community of diverse stakeholders behind the Northern Cape Book Week. We are officially on board as media partner to this much-anticipated festival of books, ideas and culture #NorthernCapeLovesBooks

RT @kimheller3: I am delighted to announce that my new book WHITE PRIVILEGE. BLACK PAIN has been released. The power of the book lies in th…