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Joburg is part of me and I’m part of Joburg, once you live in Joburg, it touches you more than hands can ever do

— Niq Mhlongo

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I’m very sceptical about book prizes and always have mixed feelings when they are announced

The second book is always a challenge because of the reception the first book received

I lament the fact that everything good that represents Joburg has shifted and that the attention of city planners is now focused on places like Rosebank and Sandton, leaving the city centre neglected

If you don’t develop eyes in the back of your head, you won’t survive in Joburg. It’s a university without a professor.

I think every writer is, one way or the other, a literary diplomat, whether travelling or not

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