In response to the first months of the student protests in 2015 PEN South Africa ran the PEN SA Student Writing Prize and commissioned research into the relationship between the student protesters and the media, as well as the way...
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Statement from PEN SA President Margie Orford and PEN SA Executive Vice-President Mandla Langa: We write to you as our university campuses burn. There are running battles between students demanding a free, decolonialised education on the one hand and private...
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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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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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PEN South Africa is very excited to announce the winner of the PEN SA Student Writing Prize. We ran this competition because we believe in the power of writing to effect change and inform the way we see the world and...
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