Mia Arderne’s Mermaid Fillet was a lifetime in the making. The author’s vulnerability gives the book superpowers

Drawing from other mediums as well as literature, author Mia Arderne lets us in on her influences before and after writing ‘Mermaid Fillet’

Light drizzle covered Duiwelskloof in the Limpopo province for much of Friday morning as Makobi Modjadji was inaugurated as the new Rain Queen of the Balobedu people.

In the heart of the mountains near Duiwelskloof, the Balobedu people are preparing to crown a new queen. Makobo Modjadji, the grand-daughter of Modjadji V, has been named as the…