AllAfrica News: Books

[New Era] Saara Ndeshuumbwa Lucas, a student teacher at the International University of Management (IUM)'s Ongwediva Campus, has turned her personal health struggles into a message of hope with the release of her debut non-fiction novella, 'The Girl Red Diary - It's Just Red, You Are Still You'.

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[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWEAN author Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza has struck a defiant tone, hitting back at allegations that his Caine Prize-winning short story "The Blue Fighter" was written using generative Artificial Intelligence (AI).

[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWEAN writer Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza, who recently won the 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing, is under investigation by the organisation after allegations of using artificial intelligence in his winning short story, "The Blue Fighter".

[Nile Post] For many children starting primary school, learning to read can be a difficult journey. At Versity Junior School in Lira City, however, a digital learning tool known as the Talking Pen is making literacy lessons more interactive and helping pupils practise reading on their own.