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“A Review of Vuyelwa Maluleke’s Writivism 2019 Shortlisted Story, Tale” By Joshua Tyovenda
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“At the Obituary of My Aunt” by Yvonne Nezianya
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An associate professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley; Namwali Serpell emerged winner of the 2015 Caine Prize…
My Farafina Story: Akintunde Aiki
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Praxis Celebrates Women in African Languages: Mimi Mwiya
Mimi Mwiya, Namibian, writes a poem in Silozi about being a woman. Mimi says ‘as a woman, as a human…
“this too is poetry” by Ifesinachi Johnpaul Nwadike
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Going Abroad to Pursue Your Passion
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