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Building in SA’s creative sector? This is the room to be in 🇿🇦✨ 2 days of real conversations, hands-on sessions & powerful connections. 📍 Kramerville Design District, Johannesburg | 🗓 24–25 March Register: quicket.co.za/events/354932-… ⏳ Ends 23 March

Feel the rhythm of the valley 🎷✨ Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek | 27–29 March 2026 Featuring Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway, Bilal, Ezra Collective, Róisín Murphy, Thandiswa Mazwai, DJ Zinhle & more. 2 stages. 40 artists. One unforgettable weekend. 🎟 Ticketmaster #MJFSA

Building in SA’s creative sector? This is the room to be in 🇿🇦✨ 2 days of real conversations, hands-on sessions & powerful connections. 📍 Kramerville Design District, Johannesburg | 🗓 24–25 March Register: quicket.co.za/events/354932-… ⏳ Ends 23 March

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Montreux Meets Africa 🎶✨ For the first time ever, the Montreux Jazz Festival comes to Africa, live in Franschhoek. MJFSA (27–29 March 2026), presented by Nedbank, features Robert Glasper, Bilal, Ezra Collective, Thandiswa Mazwai & more. 🎟️ mjfsa.com

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A conversation that matters. An insight that empowers. 📅 29 January 2026 | 2pm 💻 Alexforbes Webinar To Register, Copy & Paste Link Below: arenaevents.africa/webinar-regist… @alexforbes @BusinessDayTV

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That’s a wrap on the 2025 ST Literary Awards! Thank you to all our authors, publishers, judges, partners and guests for celebrating with us. ✨📚 @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards #CelebratingLiterature

Our Non-Fiction winner, Khumisho Moguerane, shares a powerful and moving acceptance speech — a testament to truth, research and lived experience. 🙌 @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards

🥁 The 2025 Non-Fiction Prize goes to… Morafe: Person, Family and Nation in Colonial Bechuanaland 1800s-1950s Khumisho Moguerane Jacana Media!👏 Congratulations on this important contribution to South African literature. @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #NonFictionWinner

Presenting the Non-Fiction Prize Shortlist • Breaking Bread — Jonathan Jansen • Morafe — Khumisho Moguerane • Love and Fury — Margie Orford • Hunting the Seven — Beverley Roos-Muller • One Hundred Years of Dispossession — Lebogang Seale #STLitAwards #NonFictionShortlist

Thank you to our Non-Fiction judging panel for your thoughtful reading, rigorous evaluation and dedication to honouring truth-driven storytelling. 🙏📚 @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards #ThankYouJudges

Our Fiction Prize winner, Shubnum Khan, shares an inspiring acceptance speech — beautiful, heartfelt, and full of gratitude. 💛✨ @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards

📣 BREAKING: The winner of the 2025 Fiction Prize is… The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil — Shubnum Khan (Picador SA)🎉 An incredible achievement — congratulations! @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards #FictionWinner #ExclusiveBooks

It’s time for the Fiction Prize! Presenting the 2025 shortlist • God’s Pocket — Sven Axelrad • The Comrade’s Wife — Barbara Boswell • Crooked Seeds — Karen Jennings • The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil — Shubnum Khan • The Creation of Half-Broken People — Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu

A huge thank you to our ST Literary Awards judges for their time, expertise, and thoughtful evaluation of this year’s entries. Your dedication ensures excellence is recognised and celebrated. 🙏📚 @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards #ThankYouJudges

The brilliant Dr Hlonipha Mokoena delivers tonight’s keynote address — insightful, bold, and deeply inspiring. 🔥 @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards #Keynote

We now welcome Grattan Kirk, CEO of Exclusive Books, proud sponsor of this year’s awards. Thank you for championing South African literature! ✨📚 @TimesLIVE @ExclusiveBooks #STLitAwards #ExclusiveBooks