Portrait of a Lesotho shepherd, Ntoaesele Mashongoane.
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Set in the music wars of Lesotho, the new novel by the South African author tells of a wandering minstrel whose hit song leads to his downfall.
A masked herdsman in Lesotho.
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Lesotho’s famo music is known for the use of accordions - and gang violence. In Wayfarers’ Hymns, Zakes Mda explores this tradition.
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The Southern Ocean, as artists have uncovered, is also a treasure trove of cultural narratives.
Winston Ntshona in ‘Sizwe Banzi is dead’.
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In an age that venerates celebrities and self-promotion in the arts and culture sector, Winston Ntshona remains a role model for his modesty.
The Mendi shown here in pre-war days in use as a mail ship.
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What might be the purpose of historical fiction? Perhaps to the humble and subtle to recognise and pay tribute to lives that came before us.