Davu’s cord by Tamanda Kanjaye The year Davu turns eighteen, three conscientiously crucial things happen to her. They are each separate in their own way and yet one of the same. They come together religiously like her own...
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Read MoreThird prize-winning poem, 2020 Makewana Competition by Tawonga Msowoya They were all searching when they came. In large ships and vessels they came, and they came searching for something amid the quagmire of lost and deprived...
Read Moreby WONGANI MWASINGA Third prize-winning short story, 2020 Makewana’s Daughters Competition The first time I was called ugly for being dark skinned was in 1985. I was only sixteen years old at the time and repeating Form...
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Read MoreMakewana’ s Daughters would like to take a moment to introduce you to our hard-working judges for this year’s competitions. Short story categoryProfessor Mpalive MsiskaProfessor Msiska is Senior Lecturer at the Birkbeck...
Read MoreJust last Friday, I had scheduled to meet up with a friend. I had been on the night shift, so yes I was very tired but couldn’t rest properly until I had met my friend. So I got home had an hour’s rest. Soon...
Read Moreby Chikondi Favoured Mlozi The trembling of my lips made shouting impossible. Not that it would have helped. My voice would have only echoed, bounced across the house and frightened me upon its return. No one else could hear me....
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