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3 days ago · James Matthews (1929–2024) Hein Willemse In memoriam 2024-09-10. 0. 00 0 0 0 0 0. James Matthews stands as the symbolic figure of the situation of black writing. His book Cry rage! is the first book of poems ever to be banned within South Africa. – Nadine Gordimer [1]
5 days ago · World renowned South African poet James Matthews has died at 95. His was the last great voice of an era of writers who worked against South Africa’s repressive and racist system of apartheid ...
4 days ago · South African dissident poet, writer and publisher James Matthews pose for a photo at his home in Silvertown on August 05, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Gallo Images/Daily Maverick/Leila Dougan) World renowned South African poet James Matthews has died at 95. His was the last great voice of an era of writers who worked against South Africa ...
2 days ago · Here our US correspondent James Matthews talks us through the debate, from Kamala Harris saying people leave Donald Trump's rallies early out of "exhaustion and boredom" to her rival claiming ...
6 days ago · President Cyril Ramaphosa has celebrated the life of renowned struggle poet and writer, James Matthews. Matthews died today in Cape Town at the age of 95. He was born in District Six. In a statement, released by the Presidency, Ramaphosa said Matthews’s work shone the spotlight on the lives of those oppressed.
5 days ago · James Matthews has died in his sleep after a literary career Ramaphosa praised as having inspired South Africans during their darkest days. Renowned writer, poet and activist James Matthews, who ...
5 days ago · James Matthews was born on 25 May 1929 in District Six, Cape Town. After he left school in Standard 8 (the equivalent of Grade 10) at the age of 14 he began working.
