PEN SA strongly condemns EFF leader Julius Malema’s publication of the private cellphone number of Talk Radio 702 Presenter Karima Brown on Twitter. Mr Malema’s action has led to a barrage of intimidation of Ms Brown by EFF supporters, including...
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On Thursday, 7 February 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), the 25th annual address by a South African head of state in the democratic dispensation. President Ramaphosa’s speech, which coincides with an election...
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It is with grave concern that PEN South Africa notes the deportation from Zimbabwe of two South African journalists earlier this week. The deportation of e.tv journalists, Aldrin Sampear and Linge Ndabambi, comes in the wake of the Zimbabwean government’s...
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PEN South Africa encourages its members to sign a PEN Afrikaans petition against the current iteration of the Copyright Amendment Bill “that is being railroaded through Parliament despite local and international opposition.” Says PEN Afrikaans: As authors’ associations, we are...
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PEN South Africa, in collaboration with the Institute of Creative Arts at the University of Cape Town, commemorated the 2018 Day of the Imprisoned Writer with a dynamic and thought-provoking event at UCT’s Hiddingh Hall. One of the most important...
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