Contents and Coontributors

Stories: Mama Ndiyalila by Mothobi Mudoatse; Over My Dead Body by Es’kia Mphahlele; The Line is Busy by Michael Manl’aButi Mathabela; Sethokgwa by Letshaba Thubela; Devil on the cross by Ngugi wa Thionga; The Spring of Life by Daniel P. Kunene; In the Twilight Embrace by Funda Ntuli; Full Circle by Ahmed Essop; Reward Our Sweat by Leonard Koza. Poetry: P.K. Chipeya; Molahlegi Mmutle; Paul Rikhotso, Essop Patel, Jaiprakash Bhula; Keith Gottschalk. Features: Staffworker, Bra Luke Sophiatown by Miriam Tlali; Society and Art, Toward Patriotic Art by Mpikayipheli; Staffrider Profile Drum: The Inside Story by Nelson Ottah; Music Profile: Baby Come Duze: The Days of Mbaqanga by Ntemi Piliso. Drama Section: Shafika wa Metwalli directed by Laila Abou-Saif.  Gallery and Graphics: Percy Sedumedi, Mzwakhe, Mogorosi Motshumi, T.Jali, Lionel Davis, P. Hollow, Wm Smiff. Photographs: Judas Ngwenya; Paul Weinberg; Biddy Partridge; Stan Winer; Mxolisi Moyo, Omar Badsha; Kevil Sampson; Tessa Colvin, George Hallett. Front Cover: Photographic, Dudu Phukwana; George Hallett. Back cover: lino print; Lionel Davis