Q&A

‘Hair is so Much More than Just Hair’- Janine Jellars

Over the last 10 years, Janine Jellars has written extensively about the #NaturalHair movement in South Africa. Janine has a new book titled, The Big South African Hair Book– which has been described as a book of its special kind. In this Q&A, Janine reflects on writing the book, its importance to the natural hair movement, and whether wearing natural hair is a political act.

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Shubnum Khan | Reflects on her New Book, What She Learnt from the World, and Authors She will take to the Himalayas

Shubnum Khan is a South African author and artist. Her first novel, Onion Tears, was shortlisted for the Penguin Prize for African Writing and the University of Johannesburg Debut Prize for Writing in English. She has followed that up with her latest book titled, How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo. In this Q&A, Shubnum reflects on writing this book, why she choose this title, and the South African authors that she will take with her Himalayas.

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Rešoketšwe Manenzhe| Reflects on Writing Scatterlings, Race Relations, and has a Message For Nathi Mthethwa

Rešoketšwe Manenzhe is an award-winning winner author. She won the 2019 Writivism Short Story Prize and the 2019/2020 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award. In 2020, she released her debut book titled, Scatterlings- published by Jacana Media. In this Q&A, Rešoketšwe reflects on writing the book, the race history of South Africa, creating diverse female characters, and her next book.

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‘Religion is a Private Matter and Has No Place in a Secular State’- Dikgang Moseneke

Dikgang Moseneke is a retired former Deputy Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa. Since his retirement from the Constitutional Court of South Africa, he has written two books. His latest book is called All Rise published by Pan MacMillan South Africa in 2020. In this Q&A session with EW BLOG’s editor, Ezekiel Kekana, Justice Moseneke reflects on his latest book, the genesis of the Constitutional Court, the role of religion in a secular state and pays respect to the late chief justices, Pius Langa and Arthur Chaskalson.

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