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Indlovukazi Mapule — Founder of KWAF

Indlovukazi Mapule

Memoir · Spiritual · Founder of KWAF

Indlovukazi Mapule is a powerful voice in South African literature and the founder of the KZN Women Authors Forum. Her books — Iqiniso Lami and Leaving The Shadows Behind — are raw, honest accounts of marriage, identity, healing and spiritual truth. She also compiled Queens of Excellence, documenting outstanding women across South Africa.

For 29 years she has occupied South Africa's broadcasting airwaves, and her work has inspired hundreds of women to begin their own writing journeys.

3Books Published
29Years in Broadcasting
500+Readers Reached
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Dr Angiyukweswela Mashenge

Dr Angiyukweswela Mashenge

Empowerment · Spiritual

Multiple Award-Winning Author, Marriage Therapist and founder of the Angiyukweswela Therapy Foundation. Her book Iqhikiza — The Goddess is a bold guide for modern womanhood.

1 Book Published
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Thabisile Gumede

Thabisile Gumede

Memoir · Mental Health

Author of Inside the Concrete Bubble — an intensely personal memoir reflecting on 28 years of managing schizophrenia and the fierce quest for self-discovery.

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Professor Halima Khunoethe

Professor Halima Khunoethe

Governance · Gender Equality

Author of The SMARTeR Municipality — endorsed by the President of South Africa and used by 25+ universities worldwide — and Gender Activism at Work.

2 Books Published
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Indlovukazi Mapule

Indlovukazi Mapule

Memoir · Spiritual · Founder of KWAF

Author of Iqiniso Lami and Leaving The Shadows Behind, and compiler of Queens of Excellence — powerful stories of truth, healing and the African woman's inner journey.

3 Books Published
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