Mark Heywood plays a pivotal role in South African movement for social justice. He has spearheaded momentous victories for poor people, establishing the right to antiretroviral treatment and to textbooks in schools among others. Executive Director of SECTION27 and a...
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PEN SA member Russell H Kaschula is a co-editor and member Ken Barris a contributor: To date, there has been no published textbook which takes into account changing sociolinguistic dynamics that have influenced South African society. Multilingualism and Intercultural Communication...
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Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa’s soul-warming memoir tells of a life enriched by song, literature, food and spirituality at the heart of a loving family. Born into a newly independent Uganda, she grew up in a volatile political landscape but never lacked...
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There are no villains here. Award-winning journalist Paul McNally finds corrupt cops, drug dealers, vigilante residents, addicts, torturers, murderers and cops partnered with drug dealers. But no villains. Raymond is a shop owner on Ontdekkers Road, in Johannesburg, who takes...
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The shortlists for the 2017 Sunday Times Literary Awards were announced at the The Mesh Club in Johannesburg on Saturday 14 May 2017. Congratulations to PEN SA members Yewande Omotoso, Bronwyn Law-Viljoen, Mark Winkler, Zakes Mda, Kopano Matlwa, Christa Kuljian...
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