Athol Fugard, the South African playwright of works including 'The Road to Mecca,' and 'Boesman and Lena' died on Saturday.

South African poetry, rich with history, has long been an underappreciated cornerstone of the country’s cultural landscape. But a new free-to-access digital archive is helping change that.

Explore the inspiring journey of Lebohang Masango, a multifaceted author and anthropologist, as she shapes South Africa's ...

World Poetry Day is celebrated annually on 21st March, as declared by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...

The celebrated South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach has died at 85. He used his art to fight for justice for marginalised people throughout his life.

He hitchhiked through Africa in 1953 with South African poet Perseus Adams, and ended up working as a sailor, the only white seaman on his ship. Fugard's theater experience was confined to acting in a ...

In commemoration of World Poetry Day and Human Rights Day in South Africa on March 21, poets from the Paper Trail Literary Journal group have written poems on the significance of human rights.

Malawian poets Q Malewezi and Christina Kamwendo have ... Other participants are from Egypt, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Sudan and Zimbabwe.

Malawian poets Q Malewezi and Christina Kamwendo have ... Other participants are from Egypt, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Sudan and Zimbabwe. AllAfrica publishes around ...