12 FEBRUARY 2015. The South African secret services block the cellphones of journalists covering Parliament. Opposition party members are violently thrown out of the House. President Jacob Zuma – accused of corruption on a grand scale – laughs uproariously. Where...
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“This day is no more significant than the one before, or the one before that. Little progress, if any, seems to be made. Yet, I keep trying, pushing, as if working towards something, even if that something cannot be named.”...
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PEN South Africa is a partner of this year’s Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Tawana Kupe and Wits Journalism invite you to the fourth annual Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture to be delivered by Bheki Makhubu of The Nation,...
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PEN South Africa and Kalk Bay Books invite you to an evening of rousing music, poetry and free speech to commemorate the International Day of the Imprisoned Writer. Join master of ceremonies Finuala Dowling as she hosts an event that...
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Press release Monday 02 November Nal’ibali, the national reading-for-enjoyment campaign, has announced the shortlist of nominees for its ‘Story Bosso’ storytelling competition. Running throughout Literacy and Heritage Month in September year, the competition has been designed as a nationwide talent...
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