On Thursday, 7 February 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), the 25th annual address by a South African head of state in the democratic dispensation. President Ramaphosa’s speech, which coincides with an election...
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On 20 November 2018, Centre Coordinator, Khanya Mncwabe, represented PEN SA at a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the Prevention and Eradication of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill convened by the Southern Africa Liaison Office’s (SALO). Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional...
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PEN SA extends a warm welcome to Nadia Krige, who has joined the permanent staff at PEN South Africa as its new Head of Communications (originally the Newsletter Editor). She was asked about what drew her to work for PEN...
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A hearty congratulations to PEN SA member Raymond Suttner, who will graduate with a LLM law degree at the University of Cape Town, almost half a century after the original submission of his thesis, which was rejected at the time...
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Deadline: 28 February 2019 (Submissions open 1 February 2019) Local poetry press uHlanga is having an open submissions period for original manuscripts of South African poetry in February 2019. Submissions may be made in English, Zulu, Xhosa, or Afrikaans. uHlanga...
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