In the fifth and final episode of this season of The Empty Chair, PEN SA board member Sisonke Msimang interviews celebrated author and journalist Zubeida Jaffer. Zubeida talks about her books, writing in difficult and joyous circumstances, her certainty during...
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The Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WiSER) recently announced 10 new additions to their team for 2019, including professors, researchers, fellows and artists in residence. PEN SA would warmly like to congratulate board member Sisonke Msimang on being...
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Dear Friends, 2018 was a challenging, exhilarating, sometimes disheartening and often inspiring year for PEN South Africa. Those who work for and within the realm of freedom of expression have been deeply troubled and frightened both by the global assault...
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PEN SA Board Member Sisonke Msimang will deliver the 2019 Nelson Mandela Lecture in Amsterdam on 10 February 2019 at the city’s International Theatre. South African writer and activist Sisonke Msimang is an independent and outspoken voice in the debate on...
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The death of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on 2 April this year unleashed a hailstorm of opinion. On one side, Winnie’s legacy was under construction by the media and public in the shadow of her sanctified ex-husband, casting Winnie as history’s loser....
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