In line with many of our colleagues at other PEN Centres, the Board of PEN South Africa condemns the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. He had entered the consulate on 2...
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PEN SA welcomes the news last week that the Competition Commission “has initiated an investigation against the Publishers’ Association of South Africa (PASA) and its over 91 members for allegedly fixing the prices of books”. PASA is the largest publishing...
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Do advocates of “free expression” always end up defending free expression? It’s a difficult question to answer, not least because many people think of free expression in different ways. Some people equate free expression (or FX) with the absolute right...
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PEN South Africa is proud to unveil our new logo and slogan, updated to better reflect and represent our role in southern African society. Designed by PEN SA Head of Communications Nick Mulgrew, the new logo and accompanying logotype is...
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Following up on the Media Institute of Southern Africa’s State of Media Freedom report, which we shared last week, PEN International has released its 2017 Case List, in which our colleagues have detailed threats to freedom of expression worldwide over...
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