Download PDFInspired by Ernest Hemingway. Death in the Afternoon (DITA) speaks to the eternal view of death – being rebirth, through the African lens. Although DITA is a partnership, most of its work is socially conscious. Founded in 2019 by Epic-Fantasy writer Shanice Ndlovu and Poet Belita Andre, the team consists of three who work with clients around South Africa. They recognised the necessity for skill and passion in the writers’ work since they were continuously improving their craft through workshops, and the experience of publishing their own work.
Belita Andre, one of the members of DITA, is in charge of administration and facilitation. She does the footwork whilst Shanice develops the core mandate and direction. They have worked with Timbuktu in the Valley and Skaitestan; both are non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that educate and operate after-school programs teaching art, skating, and agriculture.
They hold seminars with the primary goal of educating participants to become better writers. They organise workshops for their clients, school learners and communities. Usually, it involves creativity, theatre, stories that become novels, and poetry-like fantasy. They assist writers that wish to publish or showcase the work they produce through poetry and storytelling workshops. They provide copywriting services, including writing for advertisements and small businesses and collaborating with campaigns online for marketing.
This article was submitted as part of the Imbila Yesu publication produced daily for the duration of the Winter School in 2022 (17-22 July 2022). It appeared in Edition 1, released on 20 July 2022.
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