Author Archives: PUBLISH'D AFRIKA

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: AN EXCHANGEWritten by Leonard Maero W Crossing her legs over the green sandals, she put the mobile phone on the stool beside her, gazing at the gateman as he trimmed flowers around the home. He was a tall man, dark like coal with a black cap that never left his head.Continue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Leonard Maero”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: Sunset At NoonWritten by Edwell Zihonye The day the sun set at midday lingers in my mind every day. I realized that life had no meaning at all. One minute it was there, the next it had vanished. It was like the proverbial shadow. As the sun disappeared, so did theContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Edwell Zihonye”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: Why Him?Written Mongezi Leslie Cakathiso Perhaps, a wrong father birthed me. This thought drowned me into deep oceans of hatred and curiosity. What mechanism selected and bestowed me to my parents? Is a person’s consciousness restricted to their genetic material they inherited from their parents? What makes me, me? Imagination embracedContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Mongezi Leslie Cakathiso”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: Little NightsWritten by Andile Dube I was too drunk to even notice my little girl leave with her mother. I only remember the squeal of our only suitcase scratching against the door. Layla, my little goddess, placed a drawing on my belly before she walked out. I couldn’t make out whatContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Andile Dube”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: A Letter To BelindaWritten by Sifiso Makwakwa I remember her very well, the first day I got introduced to her presence in this world. She was talking and laughing with her friends, our grade ten classmates. We were without a teacher, everyone was wild and noisy talking about their own crazyContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Sifiso Makwakwa”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: “REST”Written by Pamella Amethyst Brown My mother’s cries were the last thing I heard every night since my brother went MIA. It was heart wrenching seeing my mother loose against grief like that. We as kids had always seen our parents as impenetrable walls of strength. My mother unraveling at theContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Pamella Amethyst Brown”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: PAIN AND PENANCEWritten by Bwalya S Kondwani Dalitso stood atop the tallest building at The University Teaching Hospital, soaked in the most violent storm Lusaka had seen in seasons. His tears blended into the rain like they weren’t even there. Poetic, isn’t it? For his tears to go unnoticed, just asContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Bwalya S Kondwani”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: THE ALLEGORY OF THE AFTERLIFE.Written by Nompilo Gumede “Time of death, 16:07,” the doctor pronounces my death to others. If I am dead, then how is it possible for me to hear what the doctor is saying about me? I want to ask myself many questions about my death, but myContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Nompilo Gumede”

2023 Slam Poetry Competition Africa Poets are invited to submit an entry for 2023 Poetry Africa festival theme: Vote4Poetry: More Than Words. The poet is free to interpret the theme as broadly as possible but the poem must express the poet’s ideas related to matters such as human rights, justice and equality. The poem mustContinue reading “R20 000 At Stake In Poetry Slam Contest”