S6E4: Historical Fiction and Complicated Families
Thando Njovane chairs a discussion with Rešoketšwe Manenzhe and LaToya Watkins about their debut novels Scatterlings and Perish, respectively.
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S2 E4: Environmental Journalism and Social Justice
In the fourth episode of Season Two of The Empty Chair, science writer Leonie Joubert chairs a conversation highlighting the relationship between environmental journalism and social justice. Our guests are both award-winning journalists. Debra Utacia Krol is an enrolled member...
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Rest in Peace: Ronnie Govender (1934 – 2021)
It was with enormous sorrow that the board of PEN South Africa learned of the passing of South African activist, playwright and author, Ronnie Govender on the 29th April 2021. Throughout the Apartheid era, Ronnie Govender campaigned tirelessly for racial...
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Rest in Peace: Jonathan Ball (1951 – 2021)
It was with great sadness that the board of PEN South Africa learned of the passing of the remarkable South African publisher, Jonathan Ball, on April 3rd 2021. Jonathan’s storied career- from his first job at Collier-Macmillan, to his launching...
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Rest in Peace: Nadia Goetham
It was with great sadness that the board of PEN South Africa learned of the passing of beloved South African book publisher, Nadia Goetham. Nadia’s passion for local literature, her championing of debut authors and her resolute commitment to diversifying...
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