Thando Fuze is a poet, performer, curator and cultural activist whose work explores identity, sexuality, gender justice, politics and the complexities of contemporary Black womanhood. Born and raised in Durban, South Africa, she has established [...]
Zimbini Ogle is a South African Clinical Psychologist. She has an MA in Clinical Psychology as a Mandela Rhodes Scholar and PhD in Psychiatry. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Trauma Centre [...]
Thato Mmereki is a strategic executive and sovereign venture capitalist operating across Africa and global markets. He leads high-impact initiatives in geopolitics, infrastructure, and governance, building resilient institutions and transformative cross-border partnerships that drive inclusive [...]
Onezwa Mbola is a South African food content creator who shares how food and cooking can be a bridge between past and present, family and culture, love and tradition. Her opening line, ‘Hi, I’m Onezwa [...]
Zubayr Charles is playwright, poet and novelist. He obtained his MA in Creative Writing with cum laude from the University of Cape Town, where he was mentored and supervised by Imraan Coovadia. He is currently [...]
Thandi Moagi was born and raised in Soweto, where she spent much of her childhood with her grandmother before moving to Lawley. She matriculated from Ennerdale Secondary School and worked in retail for many years. [...]
Selali Fiamanya was born and raised in Glasgow, with a couple of years spent in Accra, Ghana. He won a place on the inaugural Breakthrough Novel-Writing Course for Black Writers run by Curtis Brown Creative. [...]
Lulama Mali is a writer, cultural worker, and music industry professional whose career bridges storytelling and sound. Based in Johannesburg, she is the Founder & Managing Director of RoundSquare Management & Consultancy.
Julia Martin is a South African writer and literary scholar whose work explores place, memory, loss, and ecological connection. She is the author of On the Sponge Islands: Loss and Restoration in the Aegean, A [...]
Jean-Paul Willemse obtained his BA degree, majoring in English and Philosophy, from UNISA in 2016. He has published short stories in New Contrast and a short story anthology edited by Rosamund Haden in collaboration with [...]
Faraaz Mahomed is a researcher in the field of mental health and human rights, based between New York and his native South Africa. His short stories and travel writing have appeared in Granta, Boston Review, [...]
Sahra Noor is a Somali-American writer whose work explores belonging, migration, and the complicated work of building a life across cultures. Alongside her writing, she works in global health supporting efforts to strengthen health systems [...]
Dr Mmatshilo Motsei is a social scientist, midwife, healer, and writer who is committed to honouring Indigenous healing practices. Rooted in African spiritual traditions, her work bridges critical scholarship with ritual and ceremony. As a [...]
Wesley Roodt is a Chevening scholar with an MA in Film, Television and the Moving Image from the University of Westminster. The son of two former SABC news correspondents, he is a scriptwriter and director [...]
Born in Trinidad and Tobago to a West Indian father and Irish mother, David Lambert grew up immersed in the rich diversity of the Caribbean, as well as experiencing life in Canada and the UK. [...]
Dr Vashna Jagarnath is a historian, political analyst, and labour movement strategist whose work focuses on Pan-Africanism, political economy, gender, and social transformation across Africa. With more than two decades of experience spanning academia, trade [...]
Bonile Ngqiyaza is an award-winning South African journalist, editor and author with more than three decades of experience in the media industry. His work has focused on telling grounded, human-centred stories that reflect the complexities [...]
Dominique Olivier was born and raised in Cape Town and graduated from the Michaelis School of Fine Arts (UCT) in 2014. While she still paints in her free time, she has built her career as [...]
Kamanee Govender is a writer, filmmaker and seasoned Creative Director with over 20 years experience in advertising and marketing. She holds an Honours degree in English from UNISA and has written for Food & Home [...]
