Amabookabooka

AV Education — I Write, Said Fred: Fred Khumalo, according to one of his publishers, has been described as a ‘reluctant Zulu’, ‘clever black’ and an ‘equal opportunity offender’, but for Amabookabooka he is one of South Africa’s leading story tellers - who blends history and fiction into thrilling novels. He’s written 11 books. His first, Bitches Brew, turned 15 this year. His latest is The Longest March, which tells the tale of 7000 Zulu miners who walked for 10 days from Johannesburg to Ladysmith in 1899. Fred took this historical event and added a love triangle. He then showed that he’s not 'all talk and no walk' and followed in the footsteps of the miners, making the 350km journey by foot. He talks to us about the similarities between writing and walking, how he's keeping sane during the lockdown, and the worst person to be isolated with (spoiler alert: this person's name starts with an 'S' and ends with a 'teveHofmeyr').