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The South African publishing industry is still largely in white hands.

— Fred Khumalo

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I have realised that the so called writer's block comes when the writing muscle does not get exercised as often as it should be

Migration impacted the lives of black people a lot in South Africa – forced migration – because it was always against our own will

You have to be very careful as you are writing. Not too much preaching or teaching at the expense of entertainment. At the same time, you don’t want to be superficial.

If you were a foreigner coming to South Africa, and you read the books, you will think black people do not exist

I’ve seen some historical novelists playing with facts, that is just distasteful, disrespectful as to history

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