PEN Afrikaans and PEN South Africa strongly object to the proposed cancellation of additional TV news bulletins in other indigenous South African languages on SABC News (DStv channel 404) from 1 April 2015. This decision shows a clear lack of...
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PEN Afrikaans issued a statement in response to the events that took place during the State of the Nation Address in Parliament on the 12th of February 2015. The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has, along with many other...
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See English translation below. PRETORIA PEN (Geherkonstitueer) Mediamededeling Vir onmiddellike vrystelling Navrae: Fanie Olivier (Pretoria PEN) 082 613 1488 Kerneels Breytenbach (Afrikaanse Skrywersunie) 082 712 5694 ‘n PEN-sentrum vir Afrikaans Die ideaal van ‘n Afrikaanse PEN-sentrum word eersdaags bewaarheid wanneer...
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Yesterday’s release by the reconstituted Pretoria PEN is heartedly welcomed by the South African Centre of International PEN. Vice President of SA PEN, one of International Press Institute’s 63 World Press Freedom Heroes, Raymond Louw, originally argued for “Pretoria PEN”...
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