PEN South Africa, in association with Wits Journalism, invites you to attend a dialogue on the #FeesMustFall movement and media representation. The upcoming anniversary of the #FeesMustFall movement offers a time to reflect on the students’ relationship with the media,...
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PEN South Africa is deeply saddened by the news that journalist, editor and author Allister Sparks passed away on Monday at the age of 83. Sparks has been a member of PEN South Africa since 2004 and has written a...
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Farzanah Adam wrote this piece on free speech and Islamic thought following a discussion on Salaamedia with journalist Azhar Vadi and PEN SA President Margie Orford. The discussion was about freedom of expression and the right to offend and was...
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Statement amended on 19 September 2016. As the first anniversary of the RhodesMustFall and FeesMustFall movements approach, violence and protest continues at South African universities. Monday, September 5th saw students torching vehicles and police at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal...
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Photograph: Ruth First in Jack Gold’s film on her imprisonment. Courtesy of Wits Journalism and the Ruth First Papers Projects. The 2016 Ruth First Lecture was held on Wednesday 17 August at the University of the Witwatersrand. This year’s keynote...
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