Jungle Jim http://www.junglejim.org African Pulp Fiction Magazine Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:50:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 NDABA SIBANDA http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1106 http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1106#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:34:39 +0000 junglejim http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1106 Ndaba Sibanda is a Zimbabwean-born writer. He hails from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe`s second largest city. A former National Arts Merit … Read more]]>

Ndaba Sibanda is a Zimbabwean-born writer. He hails from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe`s second largest city. A former National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) nominee, Ndaba’s poems, essays and short stories have been published in Africa and the US. His latest anthology, Timebomb will be published in the US in March. For more of his work, visit HERE and HERE.

]]> http://www.junglejim.org/?feed=rss2&p=1106 0 AHMED FAGIH http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1080 http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1080#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:20:15 +0000 junglejim http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1080 Ahmed Fagih, PhD. is a Libyan author and playwrite of international standing. His writings include the award winning … Read more]]>

Ahmed Fagih, PhD. is a Libyan author and playwrite of international standing. His writings include the award winning trilogy “Gardens of the night” and a large body of novels, plays, short story collections, and essays.

Visit his website for more.

]]> http://www.junglejim.org/?feed=rss2&p=1080 0 ISSUE #21 http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1074 http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1074#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:10:26 +0000 junglejim http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1074 YOUNG LOVE! YOUNGER VICTIMS! INSECT TRAGEDY! NIGHT VISIONS! “I knew it was dangerous to let them put these … Read more]]>

YOUNG LOVE! YOUNGER VICTIMS! INSECT TRAGEDY! NIGHT VISIONS!

“I knew it was dangerous to let them put these swords in me lest one touched my liver.  That’s how they get their strength – from their victims’ livers.  They don’t care if it kills you.”

— SWEET SIXTEEN by TOSIN OTITOJU

INSIDE: A Nigerian schoolgirl dreams of her own death! Shenanigans on a road-trip to Portugese East! The tragic & gripping downfall of… an ant! And Keletso’s clawed killer strikes again!

STORIES BY: Tom Learmont (South Africa), Tosin Otitoju (Nigeria), Ahmed Fagih (Libya), Lauri Kubuitsile (Botswana)

ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Hannes Bernard, Olivie Keck, Jacques Strauss, Llwellyn Van Eeden, Daniel Rautenbach

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DETECTIVE! ROMANCE! FANTASY! SCI-FI!

“His was the gift of gathering large armies from conquered tribes and across the new world. They all fought for him; men from the West, East, even the great Vikings from the Scandinavia.”

DEATH OF A WARRIOR KING by TENDAI TAGARIRA

Who will slay the Golden Dragon of Tanganyika? What happens when a young Somali refugee falls for a boy in his class? Do humans and chimpanzees belong in space or indeed anywhere? And can Kate Gomolemo really trust Mma Basupi? FIND OUT IN OUR 20TH ISSUE!

STORIES BY: Tendai Frank Tagarira (Zimbabwe), Lauri Kubuitsile (Botswana), Diriye Osman (Somalia/UK), Sebastian Borckenhagen (South Africa)

ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Hannes Bernard, Jacques Strauss, Amber Myers, Sebastian Borckenhagen, Colijn Strydom

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LOVE! DEATH! DANGER! MANGOS!

“I felt good, I must say, thrilled not by the allure of forbidden love, but by the fact that I was desired… This, however, was not to say that I hoped anything would come out of my interaction with Anonymous. I wouldn’t allow myself to be in an affair with a married man.”

— THE GENTLE PRESENCE OF LOVE ANONYMOUS by Stanley Kenani

INSIDE: Bed-hopping in a Cape Town of the future! Doomed escape on the road to Port Elizabeth! An autopsy in Gaborone! And forbidden chat-romance in Lilongwe!

STORIES BY: Stanley Kenani (Malawi), Liam Kruger (South Africa), Lauri Kubuitsile (Botswana), David Cornwell (South Africa)

ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Jacques Strauss, Llewellyn Van Eeden, Shaun Hill, Olivie Keck, Daniel Rautenbach

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SOUTH AFRICA! BOTSWANA! EGYPT! KENYA!

“This dye is excellent and doesn’t come off easily. They say it isn’t toxic, but who cares about that? If only it were toxic!”

— UTOPIA by Ahmed Khaled Towfik

INSIDE: A glimpse into futuristic Egypt! Evil re-born in the Congolese jungle! The hilarious ramblings of a Kenyan hustler! And an inhuman killer stalks the Gaborone night in a brand new serial from Lauri Kubuitsile!

STORIES BY: Ahmed Khaled Towfik (Egypt), Philip Vermaas (South Africa), Lauri Kubuitsile (Botswana), Mark Laki Muthiora (Kenya)

ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Jacques Strauss, Shaun Hill, Olivie Keck, Sinead Turnham, Dave Querido

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MYSTERY! ESCAPE! VIOLENCE! BULLSHIT!

“Times have changed. Nothing is mahala anymore.”

“Air is free. Time is free.”

“Yes but airtime you must pay for.”

— THE VUVUZELA MURDERS by ARYAN KAGANOF

INSIDE! Tsunami Lou hunts the elusive Skaface Cupido, conflict rages in Lesotho, Khalid’s eccentricities turn violent and the astronauts of Mission Minerva discover a mystery beyond all human comprehension…

STORIES BY: Constance Myburgh (South Africa), Pontšo Mpholle (Lesotho), Aryan Kaganof (South Africa), Abdul Adan (Somalia)

ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Amber Myers, Llewellyn Van Eeden, Warren Raysdorf, Jacques Strauss

]]> http://www.junglejim.org/?feed=rss2&p=1059 0 ISSUE #16 http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1056 http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1056#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:53:47 +0000 junglejim http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1056 THE SOUTH AFRICAN SCI-FI ISSUE! “Claas Tsanko also mentioned to me on his stoep that the specs at … Read more]]>

THE SOUTH AFRICAN SCI-FI ISSUE!

“Claas Tsanko also mentioned to me on his stoep that the specs at Koeberg wanted to phase out stored power. Consequently chlorocell canisters were on sale. I could buy a month’s supply.”

— THE DEAD YANK by Rossouw Nel

INSIDE: An entire issue of Sensational South African Science Fiction: Futuristic Cape Town! Alien beurocrats! Supernatural space travel! Inter-galactic romance! And true-life UFO experiences! All inside this special edition!

STORIES BY: Constance Myburgh, Thembisa Cochrane, Rossouw Nel, Casey Callaghan, Alan Thwaites

ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Joey Hi-Fi, Sinead Turnham, Warren Raysdorf, Jacques Strauss

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SOUTH AFRICA! TANZANIA! CAMEROON! ZIMBABWE!

“Mr Mrisha was dead. I didn’t believe in Mr Israel’s God or in His vengeance, but I knew Israel was right in one sense. Mr Mrisha did not die from tuberculosis. Jackline had shared some terrible secret with him and so he had been murdered. Pinkerton Agency Bongo had its first case.”

—- PINKERTON AGENCY BONGO BY H A HIGGO

INSIDE: Is Timti losing his mind? Or was he really abducted by aliens? Can a Head Boy Who is the ghost following Monique home from school? Will the Dread Eye Detective Agency solve the case of the murdered Liberian filmmaker? And what really killed high school teacher, Mr Mrisha? Justice Mohammed Seif intends to find out…

STORIES BY: Masimba Musodza (Zimbabwe), Dzekashu MacViban (Cameroon), HA Higgo (South Africa/UK), Tatum Davis (South Africa)

ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Jacques Strauss, Llewellyn Van Eeden, Olivie Keck, Dave Querido, Shaun Hill

 

]]> http://www.junglejim.org/?feed=rss2&p=1053 0 ISSUE #14 http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1050 http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1050#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:46:47 +0000 junglejim http://www.junglejim.org/?p=1050 DARING! DEMONS! RASTAFARIANS! AEROBICS! “Somebody. Anybody. Is anyone there? I’m in a bad place. Save me.It’s a plea … Read more]]>

DARING! DEMONS! RASTAFARIANS! AEROBICS!

“Somebody. Anybody. Is anyone there? I’m in a bad place. Save me.It’s a plea I make in my mind, every day, every hour, every minute. Every second. It’s all I can do, because of them.”

- SALTED WOUND BY SAMMY MWIRIGI

INSIDE: Meet Ce-Ce and Fairai, Zimbabwe’s Rastafarian Detectives, investigate the Lycra murders with Constable Joanna, join Rapula’s journey into the haunted Cave of Kokwana, and discover the nightmares awaiting the new pastor of Kenya’s salt country…

STORIES BY: Masimba Musodza (Zimbabwe), Domenico Pisanti (South Africa), Sammy Mwirigi (Kenya), Tom Learmont (South Africa)

ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Sheryo, Shaun Hill, Olivie Keck, Jacques Strauss

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