“An education enables that most foundational of rights – freedom of expression. It is key to a vibrant and growing economy as it is key to a cultural life and to literature.” – PEN SA President Margie Orford Writers add...
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PEN South Africa and Kalk Bay Books invite you to an evening of rousing music, poetry and free speech to commemorate the International Day of the Imprisoned Writer. Join master of ceremonies Finuala Dowling as she hosts an event that...
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The last two weeks have seen a convulsion in tertiary education in South Africa. Students from all universities have come out in large numbers to protest the costs of an education that the majority of students and their hard-pressed families...
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Please fill in the online form if you would like to us add your name to PEN South Africa’s call to the government and universities: click here. To Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa and to Blade Nzimande, the Minister...
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Losing London by Ishtiyaq Shukri was first published on September 22 2015 in AFRICA IS A COUNTRY “To journey is to be human. To migrate is to be human. Human migration forged the world. Human migration will forge the future,”...
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