Dear Members of the PEN South Africa community, We hope this letter finds you all well. We have had several enquiries about how PEN South Africa has responded to Israel’s current siege of Gaza and we are writing to share...
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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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On the eve of Women’s Day 2019, PEN South Africa is issuing a statement condemning in the strongest terms the recent sentencing of prominent Ugandan academic, feminist and LGBTI+ campaigner, Dr. Stella Nyanzi to 18 months in prison. She was found...
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PEN SA is pleased to announce the addition of a new membership category for published academics. To qualify for Academic Membership, applicants are required to have a record of publications accessible to an audience beyond the academe coupled with a...
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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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