Zakes Mda

South African novelist and playwright

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South African novelist and playwright whose latest novel, Sometimes There Is a Void: Memories of an Outsider was published this year; Professor of Creative Writing and World Literature at Ohio University

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Since he died yesterday at the age of 95, much of the world has been mourning Nelson Mandela , South Africa's first black president.

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With just a few weeks to go before a presidential run-off election, Zimbabwe 's Robert Mugabe continues to crack down on his opponents and has banned aid groups from getting food to…

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