[3][4] His short stories have appeared in such magazines and literary journals as Drum, Tribute, Pace, Staffrider, and The Johannesburg Review of Books.
[6] Reviewer Victor Dlamini wrote in the Sunday Times: "Fred Khumalo bares his own soul by revealing his own love for the beautiful art of jazz.
It is his ability to narrate the story of a love that promised so much and how it was strangled by the hard hand of history, that makes Khumalo's novel stand out.
"[7] His 2011 memoir, Touch My Blood: The Early Years, was adapted by James Ngcobo into a stage production that opened at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival.
In his debut short stories collection, the author weaves a number of themes that explicate contemporary topics in South African life.