Journal aims to nourish African readers, writers

Thanduxolo Jika caught up with critic and playwright Siphiwo Mahala at the Book Circle Capital in Melville to chat about his new journal, Imbiza

25 April 2021 - 00:00 By Thanduxolo Jika

Siphiwo Mahala caught the eye when he won a literary award with his debut 2007 novel, When a Man Cries. He explains the inspiration behind his latest work, a journal titled Imbiza - an isiXhosa word for a three-legged pot...

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