Author: Sandile Saki

By Sandile Dudu Saki Wordsmiths, writers, poets, word enthusiasts, and those passionate about the written word gathered at Amazwi South African Museum of Literature on the evening of 11 May to experience and support the launch of Kerry Hammerton’s latest book of poetry, afterwards. This is not her first nor her second, but a fourth offering preceded by These Are The lies I Told You, The Weather Report, and The Secretkeeper. Hammerton says that the journey to poetry is not a linear one. For instance, she wrote the poems in this collection previously, but they could not fit in any…

I was born on a farm outside of Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown). I was raised by my grandparents who instilled the value of education and God’s reverence in me. Since growing up, I always forgot that I was living with a disability, until I was faced with a challenge that revealed that I was born with tuberculosis of the spine and suffered polio in my right leg. I constantly had to visit Settlers’ Hospital for doctor’s appointments. I matriculated from Nathaniel Nyaluza Secondary School and worked in several spaces. I started off as a patron at the Masizame Cultural Group and…

By Dudu Saki The Sewelo Maths and Chess Community Youth Academy hosted a gripping Schools Chess Tournament at the Nombulelo Secondary School hall on 25 March. The participants lined up in front of the aptly set hall, anticipating the call for their sections to enter. The schools that participated in the tournament were the Andrew Moyake School of Excellence, GADRA Matric School, Kutliso Daniels Secondary, Nombulelo Secondary, Ntsika Secondary, Mary Waters, St Andrew’s College, George Dickerson, Makana Primary, N.V. Cewu Primary, and Samuel Ntlebi Primary. 2023 Chess tournament held at Nombulelo High School. Photo: Linda Pona The set was awe-inspiring…

by Dudu Saki Durban-born businesswoman and newly-appointed dealer principal of Kelston Isuzu in Makhanda, Yoshika Naidoo, is proud to say that her acumen is owed to the fact that she rose from the ranks. She and her sister moved to Makhanda in 2003 to study at Rhodes University, where she enrolled for a Bachelor of Social Science degree, majoring in Organisational Psychology and Industrial Sociology. Naidoo finished her Honours degree and took up a job as a receptionist in 2007 at the General Motors dealership on African Street, which is now Kelston VW/Renault. When I asked her about the business’…