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THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUT TITLE: Her Damages Written by Bongiwe Chonco I had always been mesmerised by his brown, muscular body. It was what had attracted me to him. The thought of his proud, handsome face had always put a silly grin on my face, but as I looked at him as we stood inContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine Facebook Short Story Competition – April 2023 Leg/ Bongiwe Chonco”

THEME: KNOCK YOURSELF OUT TITLE: SILENCE Written by Nala Nxumalo “The voices in my head – they are getting too loud…” Those were the last words my father said to me. It was the 23rd of April when my gut told me to call him. I asked how he was doing and that’s all IContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine Facebook Short Story Competition – April 2023 Leg/ Nala Nxumalo”

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”