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A Final Salute: Loved Ones to Honour Fallen Pilot Andrew Blackwood-Murray

A Final Salute: Loved Ones to Honour Fallen Pilot Andrew Blackwood-Murray The South African aviation community and those who knew him personally are preparing to honour...

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The Last Curtain Call for a Golden Age Icon: Remembering Claudia Cardinale

The Last Curtain Call for a Golden Age Icon: Remembering Claudia Cardinale The bright lights of cinema’s golden age dimmed a little this week with the...

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Mrs. Pretoria-Tshwane 2023 Shannon Bilijon Dies at 49 After Brief Illness

Tributes pour in for beloved pageant queen and charity founder who died after a brief illness The Pretoria-Tshwane community is in mourning following the unexpected death...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenyan author, literary giant, African language advocate, photographed at a book event, known for Weep Not, Child, Devil on the Cross, exiled writer, freedom of expression, anti-colonial voice. Image shows Ngũgĩ later in life, seated with books, calm expression, representing decades of African literature, resistance, and storytelling. A major influence on African writers, celebrated across the continent, remembered for promoting Kikuyu language in fiction, and challenging both colonial and post-independence oppression. Suitable for articles on African literature, pan-African identity, cultural icons, author tributes, and modern African history, Joburg ETC

Culture Craze5 months ago

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Dies at 87: The Literary Warrior Who Reshaped African Storytelling

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the Kenyan novelist, essayist, and trailblazing voice in African literature, has died aged 87. With a literary career spanning over six decades, Ngũgĩ...