NorthernCapeLoveBooks

Northern Cape Book Week is an annual festival of books, ideas and and culture hosted in Kimberley - in the Northern Cape province of South Africa

[FB: Jacana Media @JacanaMedia]

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

[Macondo Literary Festival @MacondoLitFest]

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

[@PenguinBooksSA @PenguinBooksSA]

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.

[Sabata-mpho Mokae @mokaewriter]

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

[African Books Collective @Afbkcollective]

📢 The deadline for the call out has been extended!

Apply now👇🏿👇🏿
https://t.co/V2kilelnzB

[Tara Roos @tarathinks]

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

[@PenguinBooksSA @PenguinBooksSA]

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

[𝒲 @WernerNPaulus]

UPCOMING!!

[TM African School of Public &International Affairs @MbekiSchool]

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: https://t.co/F8hGJrf1Cd.

#AfricaDay2026 #MbekiLecture26 #AfricanRenewal #Africa

[NorthernCapeLoveBooks @BookWeek_NC]

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

[Jonathan Ball Publishers Local @jbp_local]

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!

[ProVerb @ProVerbMusic]

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

[Ikhide R. Ikheloa @ikhide]

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.🚶🏿

[MyNorthernCapeTV @myncapetv]

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

[Kim Heller @kimheller3]

I am delighted to announce that my new book WHITE PRIVILEGE. BLACK PAIN has been released. The power of the book lies in the exceptional chapters by top progressive activists and scholars.

Thank you to publisher @xarrabooks for believing in this book

[Thebe Ikalafeng @ThebeIkalafeng]

"This is the country we were fighting for, but not the society," Justice Albie Sachs. 4th Social Justice Lecture, Stellenbosch University, 21 February 2023. #30YearsOfOurConstitution #SouthAfrica

[History ZAR @HistorySAZAR]

A woman jumps from a bus after members of the army fired tear gas into busses during a banned gathering on May 14, 1986 in the homeland of KwaNdebele. Credit: Trevor Samson / AFP

[Exclusive Books @ExclusiveBooks]

Exclusive Books recommends essential resources for anyone seeking meaningful success!

Browse our EB Recommends May collection in your favourite bookstore
📚 https://t.co/Hr8Ms1sQRk

[TM African School of Public &International Affairs @MbekiSchool]

Invitation: THE TOYIN FALOLA MASTERCLASS on the Decolonisation of African Studies.

Free online masterclasses by experts geared towards providing the intellectual and practical tools for exploring and analysing Africa’s past and present. Classes will encompass debates and questions about Africa, as well as practical tips on how to study Africa from multiple perspectives.

Learn more about the project here: https://t.co/lybDuqPLIp

Tuesday, May 5, 2026
1 AM Austin
7 AM Nigeria
8 AM South Africa
9 AM Kenya

Register Here:
https://t.co/IcuDFCyjel

Join Zoom Meeting https://t.co/5LC6va4ETK

Watch on YouTube:
https://t.co/zpzOumtU9n

[MyNorthernCapeTV @myncapetv]

MyNorthernCape TV has published the Northern Cape Municipal Report Card — an independent public-interest interpretation of municipal service delivery findings.
It helps residents understand what the findings mean.

https://t.co/C145CeIS2h