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19 May 202319 May 2023 Charmaine //GamxamusIn Issue 10: The Struggle

Tonight I Am The Ocean I existed long before you and I will continue to be long after you disintegrate.

“I existed long before you and I will continue to be long after you disintegrate.” Tonight I Am The Ocean by Charmaine //Gamxamus.

19 May 202319 May 2023 Filemon IiyamboIn Issue 10: The Struggle

Their Mother’s Words If a truth threatens your family, then it must forever be hidden. Whatever the cost.

“If a truth threatens your family, then it must forever be hidden. Whatever the cost.” – Their Mother’s Words by Filemon Iiyambo

19 May 202319 May 2023 Keith VriesIn Issue 10: The Struggle

Who Did You Leave Under The Sea Who do you imagine will haunt you?

“Who do you imagine will haunt you?” – Who Did You Leave Under The Sea by Keith Vries.

19 May 202319 May 2023 OndjakiIn Issue 10: The Struggle

Early Morning, Almost Midnight Auralgraphs from Mussulo, Angola.

“Mussulo, near Luanda. Almost midnight. Slow rain. Low, almost invisible clouds. The birds are telling secrets to other birds. I am eavesdropping.” – Auralgraphs from Mussulo, Angola by Ondjaki.

19 May 202319 May 2023 Ros LimboIn Issue 10: The Struggle

Beloved Step-Child Those not from here think it beautiful, but his siblings believe to know better.

“Those not from here think it beautiful, but his siblings believe to know better.” – Beloved Step-Child by Ros Limbo.

19 May 202319 May 2023 Basler Afrika BibliographienIn Issue 10: The Struggle

Windhoek To Khartoum, 1960: Photographing People Whose History I Did Not Know The faces of the Whites are petrified, those of the Blacks lurking, watching.

“The faces of the Whites are petrified, those of the Blacks lurking, watching.” – Windhoek To Khartoum, 1960: Photographing People Whose History I Did Not Know by Dieter Hinrichs and Dag Henrichsen.

19 May 202319 May 2023 Ros LimboIn Issue 10: The Struggle

She Lay There She could never speak her truth.

“She could never speak her truth.” – She Lay There by Ros Limbo.

19 May 202319 May 2023 Frieda MukufaIn Issue 10: The Struggle

Edhina Ekugidho I am afraid that my mother might not be the only one at my grave.

“I am afraid that my mother might not be the only one at my grave.” – Edhina Ekugidho by Frieda Mukufa.

19 May 202319 May 2023 Siye DlaminiIn Issue 10: The Struggle

Sunny Days Auralgraphs from Mbabane, Eswatini.

“Most of us living here yearn for something more. We wish for better opportunities. We want more money and to live out our dreams. We pray in silence for the right to govern ourselves and dictate our own futures.” – Auralgraphs from Eswatini by Siye Dlamini.

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