Christopher Mlalazi, award-winning novelist, was inspired by the stories he was told by his grandparents as a child.
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His work can only be fully understood by observing the shared traditions of Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Variations of English names reveal the enduring effects of British rule - but there’s also a return to tradition.
He helped found a church with three million followers in 168 countries, a hospital, a university and several schools.
South Africa’s famous toyi-toyi was adopted from Zimbabwean troops, who learned it in Algeria – showing the interconnected nature of Africa’s liberation struggles.
According to a new book, the friendships among women in the novel reveal its author Sol T. Plaatje’s view of effective political struggle.
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Nelson Mandela University
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Professor, University of Oxford
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Professor, University of Sussex
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Postdoctoral associate, Rice University
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Professor of African Studies, University of Leeds
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Postdoctoral Fellow with the NRF/DST SARChI Chair Geopolitics and the Arts of Africa and Global Souths research programme, Rhodes University
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
