We Won! We Won! Thank you, M-Net!

TWO of our authors scooped up the prestigious and coveted M-Net Literary Awards for 2011
They scooped both the Nguni and Sotho first prizes.
Two further authors were short-listed in the same categories,
while Lehutšo was also nominated for the Film Category Award.
We congratulate you all - well done!
These are the titles that won the accolades this year.
[Bring back the silver next year guys - let's win again.]



Inkululeko Isentabeni - Ncedile Saule
Winner of the 2011 M-Net Literary Award for the Nguni category. Nced, you make us prouder than ever. You have waited a long time for this recognition.
Ukuzibona eguzulwa phakathi koluntu, esiya kundyondya esiQithini ubomi bakhe bonke ngento akude nayo, uBuyile Mhlaba ufunga iZulu nomhlaba ukuba abo bangunobangela woko baya kuze balicule elandincamisayo, ukuba nje yena angalifumana ithuba lokunyela umchiza apho eRobben Island. Uza kulifumana ke njengokuba ngungaqhweshi nentakumba nje apho?
Akanaxolo ngaphakathi kuye, ubhodla imfazwe ehleli nje. Umphefumlo wakhe ukrakra, ugcwele ingqumbokazi enkulu, inzondo yemfene kunye nentiyo eyendeleyo.
Ukwenza mandundu ubomi bakhe, uBoniswa iqabane lakhe, ushiyeka etshata nomhlobo wakhe omkhulu uAfrika, lo kanye afungele ukumbamba amcole ngezandla, inyama yakhe ingadliwa nangamaxhalanga embala, kuba emngcatshe ngokumthengisa emapoliseni.
UAfrika kuthe kanti naye ufutha okwerhamba yinzondo. Intliziyo yakhe igcwele luluchwe lochuku lokubuyisa izitya apha kumhlobo wakhe uBuyile. INKULULEKO ISENTABENI nguwafa-wafa wenkanyamba yempindezelo. Suk' ungachatshazelwa ligazi!



Lehutšo - KJ Sekele
Winner of the 2011 M-Net Literary Award for the Sotho category. We are proud of your achievement, Mr Sekele. Also nominated for the Film category award.
Padi ye e theilwe godimo ga maikutlo le maime ao batho ba ikhwetšago ba rutha ka go wona, ka morago ga lehu. Moo go felago go eba le bao ba hlohleletšago mpherefere. O hwetše batho ba lwela le tšeo di sa ba swanelago. Ka ge nnete gona ge poo tše pedi di elwa, bjang ke bjona bo kwago bohloko. Le bana bao ba lego kgauswi goba ba phelago ka gare ga diphapano tša ka morago ga lehu ba gola boima ka maikutlo a go fapana le a bana ba bangwe.
Go no swana le ka fao Lehutšo a gotšego ka gona. O be a sa tsebe mmagwe wa nnete ebile ba mo amogile tatagwe wa madi. Tšohle di ile tša utologa ge Lehutšo a gola go fihla a humana rragwe ebile a dula le yena. Aowa, kgomo ga nke e ntšha boloko ka moka. Ipshineng ka tša boLehutšo gomme le tšeeng malebeša gore le lena le se wele leubeng leo ka moso.