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THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUT TITLE: Tears That Never Really Dry Written by  Kaluwe Haangala His pudgy little cute face made me want to smile. My little man is going to be a handsome heart breaker, is what I would have had in mind if he hadn’t just unburdened of his woeful thoughts. “I hate children.Continue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine Facebook Short Story Competition – April 2023 Leg/ Kaluwe Haangala”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUT TITLE: The owl Reaper Written by Nisah Ngomane Time flies when it is moving towards your demise. That was the case for me. I should’ve figured out the details of my fate when Gogo was telling us the story that night. When she told us the terrifying story of the owl,Continue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine Facebook Short Story Competition – April 2023 Leg/ Nisah Ngomane”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUT TITLE: Crooked Cromwell and Crooked People Written by Lovelorn Happy Khumalo Residents of the Cromwell building were vulgar as the building, they walked with bent backs and sighed every time before they entered the building. The tilted label written ‘CROMWELL’ depressed them more; it reminded them of the dreams that madeContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine Facebook Short Story Competition – April 2023 Leg/ Lovelorn Happy Khumalo”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUT TITLE: THE STORY OF MIRIAM Written by SANKHULANI DAKA It was a warm, humid day in the heart of Africa. The sun was shining down on the dusty streets, casting long shadows as people went about their daily business. Amongst them walked a young woman, her head down, lost in thought.Continue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine Facebook Short Story Competition – April 2023 Leg/ Sankhulani Daka”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUT TITLE: The Selection Written by Mongezi Leslie Cakathiso Consciousness allows you to read this very sentence. As if you had always existed, it is impossible to imagine how it feels, not being in existence. Yet, you emerged 13,8 billion years later than the universe’s birth. A series of events, in aContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine Facebook Short Story Competition – April 2023 Leg/ Mongezi Leslie Cakathiso”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUT TITLE: Against All Odds: The Incredible Journey of Surprise Written by Elsa Khoza My name is Elsa, and I’m not quite sure how to put into words the whirlwind of emotions I’m feeling right now. I’m a tall and thin 17-year-old girl with long black hair and piercing brown eyes. MyContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine Facebook Short Story Competition – April 2023 Leg/ Elsa Khoza”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUT TITLE: Russian Roulette Written by Mlungisi Radebe I woke up, mildly irritated, to the sound of men I did not know, chanting my clan names. They carried on for about an hour, with no sign of stopping. It worsened my hangover, ruining my day before it had even started. I walkedContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine Facebook Short Story Competition – April 2023 Leg/ Mlungisi Radebe”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUT TITLE: Grasping At Petals Written by Isaac Tlaka I know some of you wonder why it’s hard for me to move on and forget about her. The truth of the matter is that like the sky, my love for her is endless. I met her at Jane Furse Library. She hadContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine Facebook Short Story Competition – April 2023 Leg/ Isaac Tlaka”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUT TITLE: Love and Betrayal Written by Phumi *STAR* Even though it has been going on for a while, I felt uneasy and I knew something bad was going to happen. “I shouldn’t have come,” I said to myself as I stood at the door reluctant to ring the doorbell. I closedContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine Facebook Short Story Competition – April 2023 Leg/ Phumi”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUT TITLE: One Way To Paradise Written by Tebatso Motsepe It’s a hot sunny day, with clear skies and the sun is halfway across. The smell of palm trees and pine trees are mixed with the smell of dried and dusted blood, rusty bullets that were meant for the fallen soldiers. ThisContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine Facebook Short Story Competition – April 2023 Leg/ Tebatso Motsepe”