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Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!
Thuso has just dropped out of medical school. His parents are angry and he’s in a bad place when he buys a Lotto ticket on a whim. What happens next will change his life, but will it be the making of him, or the destruction? 
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Tebogo Koza
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English
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After Tears
Thato revels in meeting old friends at the tavern the first night he is home – getting up to nonsense again, his mother might say. But you never know what has changed while you were away, and the cruel light of day reveals a reality beyond Thato’s wildest dreams. Characters THATO: Mathato’s first born, aged…
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Kingsley Khobotlo
Language
English
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It Wasn’t Easy
Zine is working hard in Jozi to support her mother and three kids back home. Her mother needs more money for the family, so Zine is forced to make some difficult choices that put her in a precarious position. How much more will she have to sacrifice for her family, and will she ever find…
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Amanda Ngema
Language
English
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Onje Ngomakhulu
Kwilali ethile yaseMnkcunkcuzo phantsi kwe Cofimvaba kwakukho umfana owayekrelekrele egama lingu Gcobani. Wayehlala nomakhulu wakhe uNomaneji ngoba kaloku unina wasweleka emveni kokuba uGcobani elibonile ilanga. Uzamile umakhulu uNomaneji ukuba ayikhulise le nkwenkwana kwade kwacaca ukuba iyakwazi ukukhaba ibhola itye namazimba. Kwakungekho lula ukuba mabaphile kodwa umakhulu wayesenza kwenzeke ukuze kusiwe into phantsi kwe mpumlo. Waye…
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Anothando Ntshuntshe
Language
isiXhosa
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Young Radio Host Reaches For the Rainbow
Who is Mandlenkosi? I am a fighter that falls and gets up with a smile each time; a dreamer who’s full of colourful imagination. Above all I love to define myself as the embodiment of the belief that your background or past must not define you. I believe in hard work. I grew up around…
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Asithandile Tyulu
Language
English
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Mindspace
Gender and sexual fluidity
I was watching the reboot and modernisation of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air – now called: Bel-Air. In it there’s a scene where the character Ashley Banks (played by Akira Akbar) talks to Monica (Andi Chistensen), a leading sex-positive relationship counsellor on social media.  Ashley asks them: “Do you think the future of sexuality is fluid?”…
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Asithandile Tyulu
Language
English
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Breaking bread for Africa Day
Africa Day is the annual celebration of African cultural identity, and the continent’s common heritage. The day is observed on the 25th of May to commemorate the founding of the Organization of African Unity, later the African Union. And what better way to celebrate Africa Day, I thought, than immersing myself in the culture of…
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Asithandile Tyulu
Language
English
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Disability is not inability
Having a disability does not mean that you can't live your life. Read more to find out about people who live successful lives despite their disabilities. *** This work was published by African Storybook Initiative under a Creative Commons license. Please note that for publication on the FunDza site, the pictures and the text were…
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Agnes Mabururu
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English
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Motase
We, South Africa, the alluded Rainbow Nation, has the third-most official languages in the world. And we are always willing to learn each other’s languages, no problem!  One of the most spoken languages in the country is isiXhosa, notorious for its clicks which make it harder to learn than its Nguni ‘cousin’ languages. Nevertheless, this…
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Asithandile Tyulu
Language
English
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