"This is what is happening in our society and people tend to shy away from talking about it. So as a writer I have fou…"

"I was once housed, fed and protected by prostitutes when my life was in danger because of my activism during the libe…"

"As writers we do it for the love of the art, but to then get nothing out of it while every street corner is littered …"

"I don’t care what people say though, the book’s champion declared. It is beautiful writing"

"I am from a background of women who are activists"

"Some were chiefs. My grandmother was a chief’s wife who influenced the chief in good governance. I had an aunt born i…"

"Aftrica is an oral culture. The orality of things is selective—we choose what we talk about. Black people in a black …"

"I believe in speaking for those who can’t speak for themselves. In the 1970s I was rescued by these women, by sex wor…"

"[About Madonna] I disagree. Nor do I agree with the association of Madonna's name with the title of her LP Like a Vir…"

"I could have had a career in cinema. It was difficult to reinvent myself as a singer. I have a weak voice. I can swin…"