To mark the hundredth day of imprisoned filmmaker Oleg Sentsov’s indefinite hunger strike in a Siberian penal colony, PEN SA and PEN International Board Member Margie Orford spoke to France 24’s The Debate, in a bid to raise awareness about...
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As stated in an article last week by Glenda Nevill on themediaonline.co.za, “that the craft of journalism is changing almost daily and traditional media has experienced unprecedented digital disruption is a statement of fact.” But how do journalists, many of...
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Interview by Nick Mulgrew Rosa Lyster is a Durban-born writer who is, depending on who you ask, best known for her absurd, meta-fictional poetry, her uproariously funny humour pieces, and her insightful essays and current affairs reporting for the New...
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Members of the public are invited to comment on specific clauses of the Copyright Amendment Bill, which the government plans to introduce to bring about changes to copyright law, until 18 July. PEN SA encourages all members and interested parties...
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Do advocates of “free expression” always end up defending free expression? It’s a difficult question to answer, not least because many people think of free expression in different ways. Some people equate free expression (or FX) with the absolute right...
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