Colored Hill

August 20, 2005

CAPE STORY INDABA, Cape Town Central Library; 'The Soul of Cape Town' past and present featuring a reading of Colored Hill.

September 02, 2005

MOTHER CITY BOOK FESTIVAL, Bonteheuwel Library. Verenia Keet grew up devouring the bookshelves at Bonteheuwel Library. Today, she presented her book, Colored Hill - the only book ever written about Bonteheheuwel.

July 29, 2005

CHILD PROTECTION Western Cape; a reading of Colored Hill and an interactive morning with junior and high school learners on the importance of reading.

July 29, 2005

COLOURED IDENTITY IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA with Ditshwanelo CARAS; at the Centre for the Book, Cape Town. A reading of Colored Hill as part of a dialogue on the perceived identity crisis in the Western Cape following reactions to the editorial by Blackman Ngoro.

July 22, 2005

CAPE TOWN BOOK LAUNCH at Arts and Media Access Centre: reading of Colored Hill.

July 07 2005

GRAHAMSTOWN FESTIVAL: Official launch of Colored Hill, with readings and discussions.

April 23, 2005

WORLD BOOK DAY at Athlone Library: Verenia Keet did readings from Colored Hill, followed by discussions on the Cape Flats then and the author's observation of the Cape Flats today.

April 11-15, 2005

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN BOOK FAIR hosted at the Centre for African Studies Gallery. Colored Hill presented at Clarke's Bookshop of Long Street exhibition stand.

April 14, 2005

P4 RADIO: Chat show with Clarence Ford on Colored Hill and the way forward for post-apartheid South Africa.

April 13, 2005

CAPE TALK RADIO: Listener call-in chat show with Lisa Chait. Particular discussion focused on nicknaming in township life. Great response from listeners in Bonteheuwel and former residents.

April 07, 2005

BUSH RADIO: Talk show with Bonita Blankenberg. Discussion of Colored Hill and Verenia Keet's ambitions for this new title.

April 06, 2005

SIMON ESTEZ HIGH SCHOOL, Lansdowne, Cape Town; reading of poetry focusing on AIDS / HIV to students who live with the virus themselves, or whose close family members are inflicted. verenia spent an interactive morning of creative discussion with students, who also did readings of their own poetry.

April 05, 2005

FAZE 2: Equality, Dignity and Justice Conference, Cape Town Civic Centre; a reading of a poem on AIDS to participants.

Against all Odds by Lee Siebritz

Student journalist Siebritz profiles Verenia Keet and reviews Colored Hill. Follow the link to learn more...

http://www.uwc.ac.za/arts/grapevine/verenia_keet.htm

http://www.uwc.ac.za/arts/grapevine/colored_hill_by_verenia_keet.htm

Hazel Allies-Husselman of the Athlone News interviews Verenia Keet on Colored Hill. Acquire your copy of the April 13 2005 edition of The Athlone News from Independent Newspapers in Cape Town !

Lavern de Vries reviews Colored Hill by Verenia Keet. Get the May 2005 edition of THE BIG ISSUE in Cape Town !