African Literature Stories

36 Stories
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Bloody Zulu Men
Bloody Zulu Men
Zamaxulu
Reads 17.5K Parts 88
"You're my hero, Superwoman," he said, his voice rough like gravel - like he wasn't used to saying anything soft. I smiled, his gaze steady as I tied the last strip of the bandage around his shoulder. "How come my superpowers don't work on you and me?" I asked, quietly, like it wasn't already eating me alive. He didn't flinch. "Maybe they don't work on people who...
Crime self-love romance +13 more
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Izulu lami
Izulu lami
Chelle.Inks
Reads 6.7K Parts 52
Gcaba brothers series
heartwarming romance heartbreak +9 more
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The vow
The vow
ScriptedTimes
Reads 5.5K Parts 21
If you want to cry, read this book. She married a chronically ill guy. They learn how to love and re-write their love story. It's a sweet romance story.
Sweetromance AfricanLiterature Fiction +1 more
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With love, Sibane
With love, Sibane
Zamaxulu
Reads 5.2K Parts 96
Love had a way of coming at you unannounced, imagine having your car stranded on the road, and when you pray asking for for help, He sends you a man? But what can we say , God knows best.🤷‍♀️ See how a Zulu man and a stubborn independent Swati girl try to navigate this life thing together. ⚠️Contains mature themes and language.
Fantasy Action Adventure +7 more
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The Gangster who loved me
The Gangster who loved me
Nade
Reads 4.7K Parts 32
A 27 year old business woman meets the love of her life but behind that perfect face of his lies a secret that could break them. Will their love for each other win?
romance AfricanLiterature
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THE MAGEBA ROYAL HEIRS: NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS
THE MAGEBA ROYAL HEIRS: NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS
SthandiweHopeNgcobo
Reads 2.6K Parts 26
In the heart of Sandton, five brothers move like ghosts in tailored suits. To the public, they are the Mageba Royal Heirs—educated and untouchable. But behind the closed doors of their private estates, they are the architects of a shadow empire that stretches from diamond mines drug dealing illegal mines to international weapon manufacturing.They are princes by...
slow-burn romance dark-romance +13 more
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Umfazi kaBafo
Umfazi kaBafo
Asiphe_maMsomi
Reads 2.2K Parts 19
Zwelithu had to marry his brother's wife Thandeka after his brother's dead
romance magic mystery +10 more
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Tears of a royal blood
Tears of a royal blood
Nyathi Stories
Reads 1.7K Parts 47
Things turn upside down for the Zondo royal family when old secrets are awakened and they are tormented by a power hungry ancestor; their fate as the royal family is left hanging.
Fantasy AfricanLiterature Drama +2 more
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Umakoti Wenkabi
Umakoti Wenkabi
angelique_32
Reads 1.3K Parts 17
*I was lobola’d with blood, not cows.* Dad died leaving R1.8M debt. His will: marry his hitman, *Mjita, 39*, or lose everything. I’m *Nandi, 22*, UKZN med student. I took an oath to _do no harm_. Now I’m married to harm. He won’t touch me _“ngenhlonipho kababa”_ — out of respect for my dad. But he’ll take bullets for me. And pray “ntombazane yami”_ in his sleep....
romance AfricanLiterature Relationship +2 more
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It’s Always Dark Before Dawn
It’s Always Dark Before Dawn
BeverleyLanga
Reads 1.2K Parts 54
He reached for my hand, steady and warm, and pulled me close. Breath hitched — chest to chest. His cologne — fresh, warm, expensive — hit next, followed by his minty breath brushing my cheek. His mouth was close. Too close. One wrong move, and we’d forget where we were. “You’re mad at me,” he said, voice low, teasing, a curl of a smile tugging at the corner of his...
romance drama secondchancelove +5 more
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Chains of Lobola
Chains of Lobola
TINOTENDAA
Reads 894 Parts 66
Nomvula was only seventeen when her future was decided for her. After lobola is paid, she is forced into a marriage she never wanted sent away from the only home she has ever known to live with the powerful Mthembu family on the outskirts of Johannesburg. What was meant to be a union of families quickly becomes a silent prison. Behind closed doors, tradition becomes...
coming-of-age AfricanLiterature ComingofAge
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Uthando lukaGuluva
Uthando lukaGuluva
Lona
Reads 718 Parts 86
Maybe not so sweet.
adventure mystery coming-of-age +1 more
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FAMILY SECRETS
FAMILY SECRETS
HerLibrary2
Reads 709 Parts 29
Lyrics to Qongqothwa The groom's side of the family sang their hearts out as they welcomed the new bride to her new home, KWA XHOSA. (LYRICS TO THE SONG QONGQOTHWA, WHICH WAS SANG WITH SO MUCH WARMTH ) "Igqirha lendlela nguqongqothwane (The doctor of the road is the knocking beetle) Kuthwa nguqongqothwane (It is said to be the knocking beetle) Igqirha lendlela...
supernatural romance thriller +1 more
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In Sickness and in love
In Sickness and in love
phelisa
Reads 693 Parts 51
He fall in love with his Doctor. She fall for her crush's brother.
love AfricanLiterature Fantasy +2 more
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The second wife
The second wife
TINOTENDAA
Reads 575 Parts 13
The Quiet Fire follows the life of Precious Ndlovu, a thoughtful and strong willed young South African woman whose future is unexpectedly shaped by tradition when she is chosen to become the second wife of Siyabonga Mkhize, a respected Xhosa man. What begins as an arranged union quickly unfolds into a deeply personal journey of identity, resilience, and emotional...
grief coming-of-age drama +6 more
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Age is just a number
Age is just a number
Lona
Reads 484 Parts 111
"Love doesn't care about age. Just give us a chance."
adventure romance supernatural +1 more
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Legacy of Four
Legacy of Four
Whispers_she_wrote
Reads 367 Parts 12
The Ndlovu legacy runs on wealth, wives, and the whispers of the dead. Love is forced. Loyalty is betrayed. Polygamy is power. And the girl they caged just learned how to use her teeth.
found-family slow-burn betrayal +7 more
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Unencounted love
Unencounted love
Tasha mhayise
Reads 346 Parts 20
When a quiet girl meets a Zulu boy who's world's filled with dangerous ness
romance AfricanLiterature
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The Arranged Marriage
The Arranged Marriage
Tasha mhayise
Reads 321 Parts 22
What happens when a girl has to sacrifice her dreams to get into an arranged marriage with her father's best friend's son as his father's death wish
romance AfricanLiterature
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Her hands,  our home.
Her hands, our home.
phelisa
Reads 236 Parts 56
We the love that they had . They turn a small place into a warm home.
love support family +6 more