Fiction Plangdi Noel Neple    Fiction Plangdi Noel Neple   

The silent hero

And he turned and walked deep into the forest, the protector that would never be seen or known, but eternally present.

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Poetry Damilola Omotoyinbo Poetry Damilola Omotoyinbo

Bittersweet

The sage said it is the bittersweet taste of life/ But we have never tasted the sweet

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Essay Thomas Chemelil Essay Thomas Chemelil

Was Achebe an apologist or a pragmatist?

The decision by “rebellious” African writers like Ngugi wa Thiong'o to divorce themselves completely—in action, word and deed—from all that is Western in orientation sparks a debate as to whether “moderate” writers like the late Chinua Achebe can be categorised as apologists or pragmatists.

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Fiction Zamo Mbhele Fiction Zamo Mbhele

Akua

If we can kill ikwerekwere, we can kill any man, including our brother. In fact, we have killed our brother. Who then is safe?

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