Books: Extract From Bone Meal For Roses By Miranda Sherry

Books: Extract From Bone Meal For Roses By Miranda Sherry

PART ONE: MOUSE-BABY AND THE METAL-HAIRED MAN   CHAPTER ONE   According to what she’s gathered from watching television, Poppy is a person. She’s got two arms, two legs and the right number of things on her face, all arranged correctly. But Poppy’s not...
Books: Extract From The God Who Made Mistakes By Ekow Duker

Books: Extract From The God Who Made Mistakes By Ekow Duker

Madala   It began raining the day the dogs found Sipho Sibanda. A soft, gentle patter that fell like a benediction from the hands of a loving and indulgent god. Two dogs, both of indeterminate colour and breed, approached the man lying in the bushes. With...
Art: Returning Reptiles, Or Jy Wouw Mos

Art: Returning Reptiles, Or Jy Wouw Mos

A previously unseen sculpture of two lizards by Dutch sculptor Anton van Wouw (below) surfaced for auction at Russell Kaplan Auctioneers in Johannesburg earlier this year. The piece had become something of a legend for scholars of van Wouw’s work.     The...