The PEN chapter in South Africa has had its Annual General Meeting. The president Kerneel Breytenbach gave a speech. He is in his third term and his last one for the Chapter that stands for the Afrikaner language. He highlights some of the important points and the prizes that have been awarded. Read his speech … Continue reading PEN Afrikaans AJV 2017
The rise of fascism and the corporatisation of political power
The Kenyan writer and journalist Rasna Warah has seen a movie on the nazi-regime in Germany. She writes also about the political situation in Kenya, and putting this situation in a wider context. A thoughtful piece of writing. Just take your time. It is added that it is a 14 minutes read (more or less).
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