WOMAN ZONE STORIES

• WOMAN ZONE STORIES: Nomandla Vilakazi

  Ode to Sara is a short documentary produced by filmmaker Nomandla Vilakazi as part of her Master's thesis at the University of Cape Town. It features the story of 19th Khoisan woman Sarah Baartman, with whom Nomandla's own journey is inextricably linked. It also features the poem written by Diana Ferrus on the repatriation of Sara's remains and will be followed by a second doccie called simply Bones. Nomandla spoke to Theresa Smith of Woman Zone as part of the Artscape Women's Humanity Festival. Arts

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• MEET THE AUTHOR: Veruska De Vita

  The title Deep Blue: Why we love the sea (Jonathan Ball) says it all. But for journalist, writer, communications specialist and diver Veruska De Vita, there is so much more, and the book is not just her own story. 'Water is primordial. It represents hope and renewal.' Veruska will be a speaker at the Open Book Festival in Cape Town from Sept 5th to the 7th, but you can get a taste of Deep, right here...

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• MEET THE AUTHOR: Xolisa Guzula and Sue Williamson

  As part of this years Artscape Women’s Humanity Festival, we held a special WZ Book Club – a sort of double bill about women and apartheid. We spoke to literary activist Xolisa Guzula, one of the co-authors of a book called Together Apart: The Story of Living in Apartheid (Jacana) and to artistactivist Sue Williamson, a Festival icon whose retrospective exhibition at the Iziko SA National Gallery is called There’s Something I Must Tell You. Take a listen here to what they had to say.

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• MEET THE AUTHOR: Vanessa Govender

  Chickens and curry, khannas, community police, children, church clocks and chardonnay are all part of the mix that journalist and author Vanessa Govender serves up in The Village Indian (Jacana), her memoir about life for a mixed-race family in a small rural town in the Western Cape.

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• MEET THE AUTHOR: Andile Cele

  'Growing up in Ziyabuya township, Nomandla battles poverty, racism, and her own mental health.' Braids & Migraines is a debut novel that tells Nomandla's story, but author Andile Cele knows exactly what she's talking about. Hear her as Guest Author of the Month in conversation with Maryam Adams.

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