In the second episode of The Empty Chair, PEN SA Board Member Nicky Falkof chairs a conversation with three astute journalists: Zandile Bangani, Khadija Patel and Mia Malan. They assess the health of the South African media landscape and stand...
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It was with grief and fear that the board of PEN South Africa followed the news of the fires at the University of Cape Town, that we read about the traumatizing evacuation of staff and students from the campus and...
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Update: Since recording episode one of our Empty Chair podcast, we have been alerted to reliable information that Chimengül Awut has been released. We celebrate her freedom. In the inaugural episode of The Empty Chair, three wonderful South African writers...
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Welcome to The Empty Chair, a podcast from PEN South Africa, featuring conversations about writing, freedom of expression, resilience and solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each of our five episodes is dedicated to an imprisoned writer who has been harassed,...
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