Author of Bestseller @wandathebook @mailandguardian Top 200 (Film & Media) Lead Actress on Sierra's Gold, awarded Best SA Feature Film DIFF24
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@TheAnjolajesu ‘s father lived with sickle cell and she has turned that experience into LITTLE RIVERS AND SPECIAL BOATS, a children's book introducing sickle cell through imagination, empathy, and story. Read the interview 🎙️ @NteteeFoundatn brittlepaper.com/2026/09/int…
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We are over the moon to have been crowned with the National Arts and Culture Outstanding Publisher Award for 2026.
We extend great gratitude to the @SportArtsCultur , our authors, our readers and the team at Jacana Media who work tirelessly.🎉🎉
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🎬✨Don’t miss #DFMIAlumni How to Build a Library premieres tonight on POV on PBS, following Angela Wachuka and Wanjiru Koinange, co-founders of The Book Bunk, as they fight to reclaim Nairobi's McMillan Memorial Library — and ask a question that reaches far beyond Kenya.
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2026 Read Alex Spelling Bee 🐝 📚
We are honoured to introduce Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni as the Read Alex Spelling Bee judge.
We can’t wait for our learners to meet her, hear from her and share in what promises to be a special day. ❤️📖
One more reason to look forward to the big day! 🐝✨
#ReadAlex
#RunAlexJuniors
#RunAlex
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Been curating monthly screenings at the Bioscope and this one is close to my heart. So much love and tenderness, come join us.
@Ceehl @ZakesMda
Join us for this month's #docLOVE screening of NOBUNTU by Sihle-Isipho Nontshokweni, followed by Q&A.
A moving story of grief, healing and the bond between mothers and daughters.
📅 Sun 23 Aug | 🕑 2PM
📍 @the_Bioscope
🎟 Reserve your seat: tickets.tixsa.co.za/event/do…
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Congratulations to Fiston Mwanza Mujila, the first African writer to win Austria’s prestigious Erich Fried Prize in its 35-year history. The TRAM 83 author writes across 6 languages and has just been named Poet in Residence at the Deutsche Oper Berlin 🖋️ brittlepaper.com/2026/07/fis…
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Lola Shoneyin has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. The poet, novelist, and champion of African literature signed the Roll Book with George Eliot’s pen, joining one of the highest honors in English letters. Congrats @lolashoneyin ! brittlepaper.com/2026/07/lol…
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South African actress, author, and storyteller Sihle-isipho Bikitsha Nontshokweni has won Best Actress at the 2026 Moondust Helsinki Film Awards for SIERRA’S GOLD. “Winning this award says to me: I am who I am. And I am all of it, always.” 🎬✨ brittlepaper.com/2026/05/sou…
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Iranian hairstylist Ami Moghadam received death threats for posting videos of women receiving haircuts on Instagram.
So she decided to troll the Islamic Regime and their oppressive mandatory hijab laws in the most epic, hilarious way possible. 😂
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A panel on telling the hard stories, moderated by Mshai Mwangola w/ Ibrahima Balde, Kamathi Peterson Waweru, Amets Arzallus, Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni. #nbolitfest @nbolitfest
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Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni Shines in Sierra’s Gold, Wins Best Actress
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Now that you have heard Magasela, you will not find Bonga's letter anywhere, so here it is.
A young black pro refusing to be turned into semi movable furniture.
It would be naive to think Bongas experience is an exception
Read with an open mind
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Zenande Mfenyana wins BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELENOVELA at the SAFTAs for her role as Thumeka Mabandla in Inimba S1
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