In the fifth and final episode of this season of The Empty Chair, PEN SA board member Sisonke Msimang interviews celebrated author and journalist Zubeida Jaffer. Zubeida talks about her books, writing in difficult and joyous circumstances, her certainty during...
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In the fourth episode of The Empty Chair, PEN SA board member Bongani Kona and writer, teacher and researcher Hedley Twidle revisit The Plague by Albert Camus (translated into English from the original French, La Peste). They discuss the novel’s contemporary resonance and what...
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In the third episode of The Empty Chair, PEN SA board member Pierre de Vos, constitutional law lecturer Nomfundo Ramalekana and trainee human rights lawyer Elisha Kunene examine the implications of the lockdown for the judiciary and human rights in South Africa. ...
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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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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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