1. Lewis Nkosi was a South African writer and journalist, who spent 30 years in exile as a consequence of restrictions placed on him and his writing by the Suppression of Communism Act and the Publications and Entertainment Act passed in the 1950s and 1960s.
Lewis Nkosi attended local schools, before enrolling at M L Sultan Technical College in Durban.
Lewis Nkosi's essays criticised apartheid and the racist state, as a result of which the South African government banned his works.
Lewis Nkosi faced severe restrictions on his writing due to the publishing regulations found in the Suppression of Communism Act and the Publications and Entertainment Act passed in the 1950s and 1960s.
Lewis Nkosi's works were banned under the Suppression of Communism Act, and he faced severe restrictions as a writer.
When he applied for permission to go to United States, Lewis Nkosi was granted a one-way exit permit to leave South Africa, thus being barred from returning.
Lewis Nkosi appeared in Three Swings on a Pendulum, a programme about "Swinging London" in 1967, which can be viewed on BBC iplayer.
Lewis Nkosi returned to South Africa in 2001, after a gap of nearly four decades.
Lewis Nkosi was apparently injured in a car crash in 2009 and spent his time on the bed, slowly recuperating from the wounds; however, a recovery never really happened and he drifted towards death.
Lewis Nkosi died aged 73 on Sunday, 5 September 2010, at the Johannesburg Wellness Clinic.
Lewis Nkosi narrates the story from prison, awaiting a death sentence.
Lewis Nkosi takes the entire episode as a love affair between the white girl and himself.
Lewis Nkosi is a poet, a great orator, hungry reader of many books, and even plays cricket.
Lewis Nkosi often criticises the policy of the Central Committee and irks its members.
Lewis Nkosi takes the help of a member of the Central Committee and reaches Tabanyane.
Lewis Nkosi tells Dumisani that Mandela is a great pursuer of women.
Lewis Nkosi even goes to the city of Pietermartizburg to see Mandela, who comes there to address a convention demanding equal rights for all races and a dialogue among all the races.
Lewis Nkosi invites him to meet her on the river bank.
Lewis Nkosi attends the first public address of Mandela after the release.
Lewis Nkosi's plays include The Black Psychiatrist and some drama for radio.
Lewis Nkosi wrote critical essays on many issues, including politics, history, African affairs, American culture, and civilisation.
Lewis Nkosi's works, possessing great depth, received less recognition than they had actually deserved.
Lewis Nkosi joined forces with African powerhouse authors Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka in an interview in the third chapter of Bernth Lindfors' Conversations With Chinua Achebe.
The first comprehensive and critical review on Nkosi appeared in 2006, edited by Professor Lindy Steibel and Professor Liz Gunner, entitled Still Beating the Drum: Critical Perspectives on Lewis Nkosi, published by Wits University Press.
Lewis Nkosi's works are gaining recognition and being prescribed as university and college textbooks.
Research on Lewis Nkosi's work has gained momentum across the Third World countries.
Lewis Nkosi is a featured writer in the KZN Literary Tourism project.