. To this end, writers’ workshops form a strong part of the festival and the products are published and presented at the next festival. This year, festival guests received a poetry anthology from a workshop held last year.
At a dinner hosted by the president, musician Maxamed BK, who seemed to have Somaliland teenage girls and older women eating out of his hand, went on stage to perform his hit, Dhulkeyga Somaliland. These were not the only times I would learn something new about this country. Less than 30 countries in the world acknowledge the existence of Somaliland as a state. The African Union certainly doesn’t. This I knew. What I didn’t know, despite knowing of its existence for years, was that the idea of Somaliland as a state was something to be more than smiled and indulged when my college friend Sofia spoke of it or my writer friend Nadifa mentioned it.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Gordhan’s interdict against public protector remedial action successful | News | National | M&GPravin Gordhan applied for an urgent interdict last week to suspend the remedial action in Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s Sars so-called ‘rouge unit’ report against him, while he seeks a full judicial review.
Source: mailandguardian - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »
Biden to face clash over race in upcoming Democrat debate | News | World | M&GWith Joe Biden the clear leader in Democratic polls — he has double the support of number two candidate Bernie Sanders — he is also the primary target.
Source: mailandguardian - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »
How a lack of democracy fuels violent extremism in Africa | Opinion | M&GOPINION: New sources of violence also threaten peace, development and nationhood in Africa. These new waves of violence happen in failed or authoritarian African states and those with limited democracy. I have serious problems with this intro. Did colonialism end with the end of 2nd world war? 1945 compared to 1990 for Namibia? What makes it, from the intro, sound like decolonisation was a cut with the past. Yet former colonisers created some of the cited problems No surprises there then. Touche'
Source: mailandguardian - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »
YouTube needs 'new set of rules and laws' — executive | Sci-Tech | M&GYouTube and other platforms have also been seen as havens for conspiracy theorists denying Holocaust or the September 11 attacks, as well as for Nazi and white supremacist groups.
Source: mailandguardian - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »
Court “overreached” in Gordhan order — Mkhwebane | News | National | M&GYou are going to loose again!!! When are you going to get the message - you must go!!! PP calm down girl, dont push hard. You have shaken the tree, just cool down until the court review process is finished. Nonsensical - as an adjective also defined as 'ridiculously impractical or ill-advised'. Madam PP, if I was in a position to advise Judge Suret Potterill, it would be that her use of the word 'nonsensical' referred to you being 'ill-advised'. Case closed.
Source: mailandguardian - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »
Rapists who prey on the mentally ill | News | National | M&GAccording to a study, children and adults with little or no functional speech are at increased risk of being sexually violated because perpetrators know that a silent victim is the “best” victim.
Source: mailandguardian - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »