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I will never forget my first published poem. Well ‘published’ may be a loosely applied term, but it was
BY TASNEEM DANIELS “Kill them,” she said. “What?” “Kill your darlings,” she repeated. “But why should I kill them? This
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BY STEPHANIE MILLAR “We’re moving to Durban next month,” my dad nonchalantly announced. He and my mum had
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When Lotta received her ‘Local Hero’ award in 2014, she celebrated it with lime and soda rather than bubbly. Lotta
Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
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BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
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