It is with sadness that uHlanga announces that it will no longer be publishing books by Koleka Putuma. This includes 2017’s bestseller, Collective Amnesia, and her unreleased second book, which we were planning to release in 2021.

This is a decision made by mutual consent and without animosity. uHlanga was informed this past week that Putuma has decided to pursue the sole ownership of all of her intellectual property under her new media company, Manyano Media (Pty) Ltd. As part of this process, uHlanga has sold and transferred all rights for the seven translations it has brokered for Collective Amnesia to Manyano Media, and has reverted rights for both books in English back to the author.

As of today Collective Amnesia is also no longer available in the uHlanga edition (ISBNs 978-0-620-73508-7 and 978-0-620-89364-0), which has sold over 5500 copies since 2017. Some books that are already stocked by stores may still be available for purchase, but in general the edition will no longer be sold through bookshops, nor distributed by Protea Distribution in Southern Africa or the African Books Collective in other territories, effective immediately. Manyano Media will be producing and distributing its own edition, and they will notify the industry of the details of the new edition.

uHlanga wishes Koleka all the best in her new endeavours. All queries relating to her books may now be directed to Manyano Media at manyanomedia@gmail.com.