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Please vote for your Pick of the Month of August. The selection is Credo Mutwa, Oswald Mtshali, Noni Jabavu and Mothobi Mutloatse. Check our pick of the day for details on these books.

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The art exhibition will be hosted by African Flavour Gallery situated at 102 FW Beyers Street, Kosmos Building, Vanderbijlpark.

The opening of the exhibition will be on the 27tî pm. The exhibition theme is We Are Stars of the Universe.

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Pick of the Day: A Tough Tale by Mongane Wally Serote. Published by Kliptown Books in 1987. Mongane Wally Serote is a great poet and this is one of his many poetry books. #africanpicker #africanliterature #africanhistory #africanheritage

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Pick of the Day: New Classic Literary Journal No. 5, 1978. This was published by New Classic Publications. Board of Trustees we're Dr Nthato Motlana, Dabul Tantsi and Sipho Sepamla. This was published in 1978. This was the same year Staffrider was established. #africanpick

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Prof Kwesi Kwaa Prah, will grace the 7th Africa Century International African Writers Conference, delivering the 7th International African Writers Day Lecture and partaking in a panel discussion focusing on " “African languages as a vehicle for a Pan African reality”.

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The results of Pick of the Month for August as chosen by you. Indaba My Children by Credo Mutwa.

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Pick of the Day: Shebeens Take a Bow!! compiled and edited by Jim Bailey and Adam Seftel. First published by Bailey's African History Archive in 1994. The photo by Alf Khumalo. These are stories mainly by Can Themba and Casey Motsisi. These stories were originally from Drum.

[African Book Picker @AfricanPicker]

Pick of the Day: Shebeens Take a Bow!! compiled and edited by Jim Bailey and Adam Seftel. First published by Bailey's African History Archive in 1994. The photo by Alf Khumalo. These are stories mainly by Can Themba and Casey Motsisi. These stories were originally from Drum.

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We will like to thank the following foundations for working with us:
- Oliver and Adeleide Tambo Foundation
- Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation
- Obama Foundation
- Robert Sobukwe Foundation
- Thambo Mbeki Leadership Foundation
- Takalani Found Pillars

Thank you fo your support.

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Pick of the Day: More than Brothers - Peter Clarke and James Matthews at 70 compiled and edited by Hein Willemse. This book looks at the friendship of Peter Clarke who is an artist and James Matthews who is a poet. Published by Kwela in 2000. #africanliterature

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Please vote for your Pick of the Month of August. The selection is Credo Mutwa, Oswald Mtshali, Noni Jabavu and Mothobi Mutloatse. Check our pick of the day for details on these books.

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Pick of the Day: The Interpreters by Wole Soyinka. The books was first published by Andrè Deutsch Ltd in 1965. This edition published by Fontana Books in 1972. Wole Soyinka is a winner of Nobel Prize in Literature and he is originally from Nigeria. #africanliterature #African

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Pick of the Day: Mine Boy by Peter Abrahams. This books is regarded as the first modern novel of Black South Africa. The book was first published in 1946 by Dorothy Crisp & Co., Ltd. This was the third book published by Peter Abrahams. #africanheritage #africanliterature

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Pick of the Day: The Party is Over by James Matthews. The book was published by Kwela in 1997. James Matthews is the author of number of collections of poetry and short story collection called The Park and other stories. He established his publishing house Blac in 1973.

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Pick of the Day: The Classic Vol 3 No. 2 edited by Nadine Gordimer and Audrey Cobden. It was published in 1969. This copy will be 50 years in 2019. This copy is very close to me because it featured five poems of young Mafika Gwala at 23 years. Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele was 20.

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Pick of the Day: Hurry Up to It by Sydney Sipho Sepamla. Published by AD Donker Publisher. First published in 1975. Great collection of poetry and my favourite poem being To Whom It May Concern. #africanheritage #africanliterature #africanpoetry #poetrycommunity #africanpicker

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Pick of the Day: Hurry Up to It by Sydney Sipho Sepamla. Published by AD Donker Publisher. First published in 1975. Great collection of poetry and my favourite poem being To Whom It May Concern. #africanheritage #africanliterature #africanpoetry #poetrycommunity #africanpicker

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Poetry Seen: Hear My Voice Dialogue Series: The Impact Of Youth Voices Through Arts And Literature

With Athena Farrokhzad, Jonathan B. Tucker, Raphael d'Abdon and Keamogetswe Moeketsane. Moderated by Quaz Roodt

30th August|18:30|African Flavour Books

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Pick of the Day: Advance, retreat by Richard Rive. Published by David Phillip. The first edition of the book was published in 1983. Richard Rive was part of the Drum squad. #africanliterature #africanpicker #africanheritage #africanhistory