#AfricanWriters2019

Formed in 2000, the wRite associates has a particular focus on the arts, culture and heritage realm, South Africa’s & Africa’s literary heritage

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Thulisile Bhuda: "Our children need to learn our culture and develop from it." #ACIAWC2019

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Itumeleng Molefi speaks about using video essays for archive formation in African literature. #ACIAWC2019

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Prof Makhanya: "The development of language is something we should drive in earnest." #ACIAWC2019

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Prof Makhanya: "The value of language is shared through the use of language." #ACIAWC2019

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Prof Makhanya: "African languages are original."

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The Miriam Tlali Reading and Book Club hosts Dr Bongani Ngqulunga, author of 'The Man Who Founded the ANC. The book discussion is centred around the life story of Pixley Ka Isaka Seme.

The book brings the extraordinary life of this South African back to public consciousness.

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Join us at the discussion of the biography that brings the remarkable life of Pixley Ka Isaka Seme - from his humble beginnings to his triumphs & disappointments across the continents.

Book: The Man Who Founded The ANC
Author: Dr. Bongani Ngqulunga
Facilitator: Leonardo Mulaja

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This month we celebrate @this_natalia's work of ancestral reverence converge into a space where the intersections between words & paintings, culture and nature, as well as ancestry and origin, give birth to Elephant Woman Song.

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Join renowned writer performance poet, and a pan-African cultural, @this_natalia, this month as we celebrate her work at the Miriam Tlali Reading and Book Club.

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@MrPublisherSA: "SANKOMOTA had a way with language in a way that encapsulated a lot in just a few words."

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@MrPublisherSA : "I think storytelling is important, our lives are stories."

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@MrPublisherSA: "I think it's #AfricaDay everyday."

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Lorraine Sithole: "Storytelling is important to me, especially how we tell our stories is very important."

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On the April edition of the Miriam Tlali Reading and Book Club we hosted Victorine @MbongShu and @staceyfru , a mother and daughter #discussion themed “Parents involvement is the number one predictor of early literacy success and future academic achievement”.

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Join the Miriam Tlali Reading and Book club in celebrating Africa month with Mr Phehello Mofokeng author of the book 'SANKOMOTA: An Ode in One Album'. The reading and discussion will be facilitated by Ms Lorraine Sithole

Books sold at the venue Refreshments will be served!

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The 4th #ACIAWC theme was?

A: Contribution of the African Writer to the Development of the Continent: Inclusion, Equality and Development in African Literature

B: Governance In Africa: Her Prospects & Retrospects – How the Past Speaks to the Future

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@wRites_SA @staceyfru It was a beautiful session. Thank you

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@StaceyFru: "...I read a lot, which has helped me with my writing."

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@staceyfru: " We grew up in an environment where we were encouraged to read. "
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@SindiswaSeakhoa : "@staceyfru wrote her first book without the knowledge of her parents."

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