In celebration of the centenary of the birth of former South African president Nelson Mandela, PEN South Africa is partnering with Penguin Random House South Africa, The Mandela Rhodes Foundation and The Fugard Theatre for an evening of discussion about… The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) recently released their 2017 State of Media Freedom in Southern Africa report, So This Is Democracy?. While South African journalists continue to do excellent investigative work, the report argues, among other things, that… The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) recently released their detailed and eminently readable 2017 State of Media Freedom in Southern Africa report, So This Is Democracy?. The report shows, among other things, that the media landscape in southern Africa,… Edit, 4 June 2018: We are happy to note that Esono Ebalé has been allowed to leave, and has left Equatorial Guinea. We express our hope that his movement is no longer restricted and his right to criticise his government… The Southern African Freelancers’ Association (SAFREA) has released their second annual SA Media Freelance Industry and Rates Report, which provides up-to-date insights on the country’s freelance media industry. The overall picture, despite positive for a fraction of freelancers, shows that the… 
Events, Literature, PEN SA Events, SA News, Writers in Prison / 15 Jun 2018
PEN SA to Co-Launch The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela on 25 July
Civil Society, Criminal Defamation, Policy & Advocacy, SA News / 23 May 2018
A Deteriorating Freedom: MISA’s National Overview of Media Freedom in South Africa
Civil Society, Criminal Defamation, Policy & Advocacy, SA News, Writers in Prison / 23 May 2018
“Democracies Gone Amok”: MISA’s State of Media Freedom in Southern Africa Paints Picture of Trouble
PEN SA Statements, Writers in Prison / 07 May 2018
PEN SA Concerned at Blocking of Cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé’s Movement from Equatorial Guinea
SA News / 20 Apr 2018
Latest SAFREA Report Reveals Difficult Realities of South African Freelancers
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