An Author Reads: Amagrablishi

by | Mar 27, 2023 | Podcasts & Online Reading Corner

By: Sindiwe Magona, Gcina Mholpe

Read by: Sindiwe Magona

Summary/Blurb

Kwilizwe labathakathi, uSiziwe usinda cebetshu kwezimbi zona iingozi ezi.

In the land of witches, Siziwe survives. These are some of the most dangerous situations in the land.

ISBN Number

978 019 0745936

Author Bio

Dr Sindiwe Magona is a South African writer that has written over 100 children’s books, stage plays and short stories. Dr Magona has worked in various capacities for the United Nations for over 20 years, retiring in 2003. Dr Magona published two autobiographies: To My Children’s Children and Forced To Grow; two collections of short stories – Living Loving and Lying Awake at Night and Push-Push and Other Stories. Magona also published four novels including Mother to Mother, Beauty’s Gift, Life is a Hard but Beautiful Thing, and Chasing Tails of my Father’s Cattle!

In 2022, Dr Magona became the first person to receive a PhD degree in Creative Writing at the University of the Western Cape. Dr Magona writes in English and isiXhosa and translates for various media which includes film. Her novel Beauty’s Gift was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize Best Book, in the African region.

Latest News

  • Creative Calm: Embracing Wellness in 2025
    On April 25th, our HR team hosted a Wellness Day centered around "Creative Calm." This theme highlights how one can indulge in the various, creative, ways of winding down. The atmosphere was filled with serenity and creativity, leaving everyone feeling rejuvenated and inspired.
  • Oxford University Press provides solutions to SA education challenges
    Recent research studies found South Africa’s education outcomes well below the average of participants, critical results that have far-reaching effects for South Africa’s National Development Plan 2030’s goals of eliminating poverty and reducing inequality.
  • Technical Programming Webinar

Oxford CAPS approved

View online samples of our trusted classroom solutions and support material across all phases and subjects.

Bigger, better, brighter

and more beautiful than ever before!

Brand new editions of our popular CAPS-linked bilingual dictionaries for South African learners in Grade R to 4

360° teaching at your fingertips

The all-in-one teacher’s toolbox