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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 |
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KZN Literary Tourism has recently uploaded two new research papers by Dr Devarakshanam Govinden: HIND SWARAJ Gandhi’s political, social and spiritual development were honed through his South African experiences, and it found expression in his book, Hind Swaraj. In this paper I critically consider the main tenets of Hind Swaraj in the context of emerging thought in the 20th Century. I include a reflection on Gandhi’s style of presentation and conclude by pondering over a few aspects of the relevance of Hind Swaraj to present day challenges. | The moving finger writes “The moving finger writes and having writ”, writes again… and again…and again…
This adaptation of Omar Khayyam [who is quoted in the book under review, p34], is an appropriate description of the sustained exchange of letters between Ahmed Kathrada and Zuleikha Mayat. The recently published book, Dear Ahmedbhai, Dear Zuleikhabhen – The Letters of Zuleikha Mayat and Ahmed Kathrada, edited by Goolam Vahed and Thembisa Waetjen, two academics from the University of Kwazulu Natal, and published by Jacana Press, is a deeply engrossing collection of letters between two eminent South Africans. No ordinary correspondence, these letters are between one of South Africa’s best-known political prisoners after Nelson Mandela and a notable Durban personality passionately involved in a wide range of interests.
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Friday, 07 May 2010 |
Indaba 2010 will see a tourism event of considerable national importance when the eThekwini Municipality and Durban Tourism launches the Inanda Tourism trail on Sunday, May 9.
Foreign and local media attending Indaba, as well as a number of high ranking dignitaries and community leaders will converge at the historic Dr. J.L Dube house in the heart of Inanda for the launch of a new branding for the area, as well as for the unveiling of a life-sized bronze sculpture of President Nelson Mandela casting his first democratic vote here in the historic 1994 elections. |
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Monday, 03 May 2010 |
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Ms Zoë Elizabeth Molver, Academic Co-ordinator at University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS) received her PhD on April 21. Registered in the Department of English, her thesis was titled: Harold Strachan in Context: Guerilla Artist, Writer. Drawing on unique archival documents, including State Security files and the transcript of the1965 Rand Daily Mail Perjury Trial, Ms Molver’s thesis is the first critical evaluation of the writing of Harold Strachan. Born in 1925, Strachan is one of the most remarkable figures in recent South African history, his life intersecting with many of the key figures in the liberation struggle during the 1960s and ‘70s. One of the appendices of the thesis comprises DVDs of six films on Strachan co-produced by journalist, writer and filmmaker, Dr David Basckin. |
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Friday, 09 April 2010 |
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Small Moving Parts by Sally-Ann Murrary, one of our KwaZulu-Natal authors, has been short-listed for the Via Afrika Herman Charles Bosman Prize. The fellow nominees are Yvette Christianse's Imprendehora and Maya Fowler's The Elephant in the Room. The final announcement will be made during this year's Cape Town Book Fair. The book has also been shortlisted for the University of Johannesburg Prize. The prize has two categories, Main (R60 000) and Debut (R20 000). While Small Moving Partsis a debut novel, it has been upgraded to eligibility for the main prize. Small Moving Parts is in the running with Mark Behr - Kings of the Water and Imraan Coovadia - High Low In-between,another KwaZulu-Natal writer. The winner will be announced in May 2010. The debut entries are: - Kevin Bloom - Ways of Staying
- Jacob Dlamini - Native Nostalgia
- Zinaid Meeran - Saracen at the Gates
- Alastair Morgan - Sleeper's Wake
Small Moving Parts has been getting some excellent media coverage. The latest review was in the Cape Times, where Fiona Zerbst wrote "Murray is. . .one of those writers who turns dross into gold. . . Murray sutures what is torn and creates a patchwork narrative that is profoundly South African. A big, post-modern triumph of a book." |
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Friday, 09 April 2010 |
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KZN Literary Tourism is looking to increase our database of reviewers. If you'd like to review contemporary, South African fiction for our website, please contact us. Reviews are short (500 words) and we provide a small payment and a free copy of the book. |
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