PEN South Africa: Looking Towards Progress
In the second installment of the PEN World Series, we speak to PEN South Africa about the free expression challenges and literary traditions of South Africa. More
Concern in South Africa over British GCHQ’s Unlawful Interception of Communications
Reports, confirmed by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, that the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), a British intelligence and surveillance agency, intercepted the communications of human rights groups in South Africa… More
South Africa: Investigate Free Expression Violations in Parliament
Intentional jamming of cellular signals during the State of the Nation Address is a clear act of censorship and a troubling sign for the state of free expression… More
André Brink, We Bid You Farewell
A prolific and versatile writer, André Brink (1935–2015) has shaped the course of South African literature for more than fifty years. More
PEN South Africa Protests Sentencing of Swazi Editor
PEN South Africa protests the sentencing Swazi journalist Bheki Makhubu, editor of the independent news magazine The Nation, to two years imprisonment. More
Goodbye to a Great Woman
A writer like Nadine Gordimer is rare. She was one of those great ones who challenged the human faculty for reading because her writing never conformed to the norms… More