Mala Naidoo lives in Australia with her family. She was born in South Africa during the apartheid era which is the impetus for her imaginative stories that take on a life of their own when the muse beckons. Mala has worked as an English teacher in South Africa and Australia. Human relationships struggling on various levels typifies Mala Naidoo's fictional stories. She aims to create understanding through the language and culture of her characters for a connection to a moment in time, an event or conversation that brings clarity to daily existence.
