Nthikeng Mohlele was partly raised in Limpopo and Tembisa Township, and attended the University of the Witwatersrand, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Art, Publishing Studies and African Literature. He is the author of five critically acclaimed novels: The Scent of Bliss (2008), Small Things (2013), Rusty Bell (2014), Pleasure (2016) and Michael K (2018). David Dison is a former lawyer that specialized in defamation and media. A founder of the Weekly Mail, he has cowritten the leading manual for journalists operating under the censorship imposed by the Apartheid state. He is also the founder and deputy chairperson of African Media Entertainment and the author of numerous papers and articles on media and civil rights law.

Nthikeng Mohlele was partly raised in Limpopo and Tembisa Township, and attended the University of the Witwatersrand, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Art, Publishing Studies and African Literature. He is the author of five critically acclaimed novels: The Scent of Bliss (2008), Small Things (2013), Rusty Bell (2014), Pleasure (2016) and Michael K (2018). David Dison is a former lawyer that specialized in defamation and media. A founder of the Weekly Mail, he has cowritten the leading manual for journalists operating under the censorship imposed by the Apartheid state. He is also the founder and deputy chairperson of African Media Entertainment and the author of numerous papers and articles on media and civil rights law.

Nthikeng Mohlele was partly raised in Limpopo and Tembisa Township, and attended the University of the Witwatersrand, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Art, Publishing Studies and African Literature. He is the author of five critically acclaimed novels: The Scent of Bliss (2008), Small Things (2013), Rusty Bell (2014), Pleasure (2016) and Michael K (2018). David Dison is a former lawyer that specialized in defamation and media. A founder of the Weekly Mail, he has cowritten the leading manual for journalists operating under the censorship imposed by the Apartheid state. He is also the founder and deputy chairperson of African Media Entertainment and the author of numerous papers and articles on media and civil rights law.