PEN SA bids a fond farewell to Mandla Langa, who for three years ably served as PEN SA Executive Vice-President, and warmly welcomes his successor Yewande Omotoso. Omotoso was asked to provide us with a few insights into her motivation...
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‘I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds...
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Dear Friends, It has been a profound pleasure and a privilege to reflect on Margie Orford’s tenure as President of PEN South Africa. As I sifted through the various reports and documents that detailed her years of commitment, I was...
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PEN SA Board Members Mandla Langa and Nadia Davids and PEN SA members Mary Watson, Achmat Dangor and Kobus Moolman have stories included in this anthology: The woman looked up and wiped her cheek. She saw Sophia watching her. There...
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PEN SA Executive Vice-President Mandla Langa shared his poem “We Beg Your Pardon South Africa” on Twitter yesterday, writing that “Nostalgic souls have asked me to post one of my earliest poems which they feel has resonance with aspects of...
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