{"id":266528,"date":"2025-08-19T10:18:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/?p=266528"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:18:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:18:26","slug":"creative-launches-book-on-artists-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/creative-launches-book-on-artists-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative launches book on artists&#8217; struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cinga Dyala, a published author, storyteller, poet, literacy coach, and co-founder of the World of Art Movement from Ndevana in the Buffalo City Metro, has released her second book titled &#8220;A Black Girl with Big Dreams&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"2135\" data-attachment-id=\"266595\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/creative-launches-book-on-artists-struggles\/author_93666-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/author_93666-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,2135\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"author_93666\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/author_93666-1-576x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/author_93666-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266595\" style=\"width:261px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/author_93666-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/author_93666-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/author_93666-1-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/author_93666-1-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Author, Cinga Dyala.                                                                                                                         PHOTO: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dyala said the book is a true reflection of her life story as a creative individual, born and bred in both the township and the rural areas. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This book expresses the challenges and struggles of creative children who are growing up in communities where there are no institutions, programmes, or systems in place to nurture talents and groom young creatives.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said that even though the story is personal, there are many children who are still being born and raised under the same conditions and suffer the same fate, yet nothing is being done about it because the system itself doesn&#8217;t cater for creative individuals.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;But all of that must not invalidate our dreams. Where we come from doesn&#8217;t determine where we are going.&#8221; \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dyala called hers a story of hope in hopeless situations and a voice for the voiceless.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is the first edition, but as the journey goes on, I will drop a second edition where I will delve deeper into how life turns out when one grows up and battles with the challenge of navigating life in a world that leaves no room for creative career paths,&#8221; she said.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A single copy of A Black Girl with Big Dreams is available for R200 per copy (excluding courier fees) from Cinga Dyala on 078 978 0822.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cinga Dyala, a published author, storyteller, poet, literacy coach, and co-founder of the World of Art Movement from Ndevana in the Buffalo City Metro, has released her second book titled 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