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- ↑ Mhlongo, Niq (15 November 2004). "My Voice: Distributing the word to the kwaito generation". LitNet Young Voices.
- ↑ Niq Mhlongo - 2008 Resident, University of Iowa. He has also been an artist in residency with different institutions including, The Sylt Foundation in Germany in 2005,Akademie der Kunst De Welt Cologne in Germany, Literarisches Colloquium Berlin, Mellon Foundation Artist residency University of Pretoria, Mellon Foundation Artist-in-Residency University of KwaZulu-Natal. He is currently living in Berlin as a 2020 DAAD Artist in residence.
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- ↑ Malec, Jennifer (1 April 2021). "[The JRB Daily] 2021 Humanities and Social Sciences Awards winners announced—including The JRB's Makhosazana Xaba and Niq Mhlongo". johannesburgreviewofbooks.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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