Sindiwe Magona’s new book of essays tackles issues South Africans aren’t talking about: I Write Into the Yawning Void is Magona’s new book, released in the year she turns 80. Björn Rudner Björn Rudman Sindiwe Magona – who turns 80 this year – is a celebrated South African writer, storyteller, speaker and activist. In 2022 …
Book review: Sindiwe Magona’s devastating, uplifting story of South African women: CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images Reading South African author Sindiwe Magona’s latest novel When the Village Sleeps reminded me of my time researching and teaching in the country’s Eastern Cape province a decade ago. While involved in community engagement for Rhodes University I …
Learning from the story of pioneering South African writer Sindiwe Magona: Sindiwe Magona at home. © Bjorn Rudner/Courtesy Sindiwe Magona The African proverb, “Until the lion can tell its own story, the story of the hunt will always glorify the hunter,” speaks to the importance of telling one’s own stories. For a long time, African …