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PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 LegTHEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: A TRAIL OF YOUTHFUL BONESWritten by The ‘Weird’ Brown Girl Langa watched as children ran around the bedrooms looking for their best clothes to prepare themselves for the day ahead. The sun’s glow permeated through the floor length windows of theContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ The ‘Weird’ Brown Girl”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: “WHEN THE PRAYING STOPS”Written by Ntsarane Nelson Molapo The chorus had everybody swaying and dancing to the melodic voices of the congregation and the choir, accompanied by the simultaneous rhythmic clapping of hands and the beating of drums. Other members had bell-shaped metal items that they struck with another metal producingContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Ntsarane Nelson Molapo”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: THE LAST TRUMPETWritten by Kaluwe Haangala “The Onyx TV Main News in detail. Reports reaching our newsroom, quite extraordinary in nature, are that people are resurrecting from their graves. Footage obtained shows healthy people and not zombies coming back to life! This has roused religious communities of the Christian persuasion inContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Kaluwe Haangala”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: Silent EarsWritten by Clever “DBharo” Mukanya Chapter 1On a Wednesday morning, I arrived at the heart of Rustenburg city and headed to a branch of Mukuru where remittances from other countries are received. There was no queue, so I quickly got served by a young lady calling herself Chipo.I grinned andContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Clever ‘DBharo’ Mukanya”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: Echoes of Silent ResilienceWritten by Judgment Moela I found myself gazing at the expansive, folded peaks of Madikatjo’s longest mountains, a serene smile gracing my lips without any apparent cause. At that moment, a profound realization washed over me: my unrelenting quest for knowledge was undeniably validated. The journey thar IContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Judgment Moela”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: My Life’s Journey: A Journey of Resilience, Faith, and Self-DiscoveryWritten by Mihle Tyesi In the realm of dreams and aspirations, where hopes soar and the heart yearns, my life’s journey stands as a testament to the delicate dance between ambition and acceptance. As the echoing footsteps of unattained goals resonate throughContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Mihle Tyesi”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUTTITLE: Love, in slow motionWritten by Mlungisi Radebe Italy, Florinas. We went there one summer, honouring an invitation. We’d been invited by the Mayor of Sardinia, to come and exhibit to his fellow countrymen our South African heritage.A series of thoughts coursed through my head like water from a spring, paving itsContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA MAGAZINE FACEBOOK SHORT STORY COMPETITION – August 2023 Leg/ Mlungisi Radebe”

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”