Ingrid Jonker, famous in life, legend in death
Ingrid Jonker is a South African icon often compared to Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf and Anne Sexton, due to the intensity of her writing and the tragic course of her… Read more Ingrid Jonker, famous in life, legend in death →
Koos Kombuis
The following article was written by journalist Sam Woulidge and appeared in the magazine Cape Review (2000). It provides a good summary of who Koos Kombuis is. Translations for all Afrikaans terms used in the article, appear at the end. “Koos A. Kombuis has always instilled fear in the hearts of conservative Afrikanerdom. Thank God. I was a student at Stellenbosch University in the late 80’s, when I first heard of Koos Kombuis, then known as André Letoit. He was part of a group of maverick Afrikaans musicians, who, under… Read more Koos Kombuis →
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