This is the last edition for the year 2024, which seeks to take a retrospective look at this period and recount all the salient developments that stood out during all the important intervals in the National Writers Association of South Africa, NWASA’s evolution. Dr. Lebogang Nawa
This edition of UPDATE is marked by the celebrations of the various days and events of national significance in South Africa’s history. The most notable period is September the Heritage Month, which has been set aside by the government to afford South Africa’s multitudes of nationalities to celebrate their cultural diversity that aptly defines and […]
This edition, which is of historic and sentimental value, covers the period between April and June months this year, and is marked by the celebrations of the various days and events of national significance in South Africa’s history. The first of these monumental days is April 27, marking the Freedom Day celebrations of the country’s […]
The National Writers Association of South Africa (NWASA) is an organised outfit of 650 plus members – and counting – in South Africa, Africa and overseas. Within our ranks are upcoming and prominent authors who utilise your retail infrastructure to promote their works. NWASA was born on 25 May 2018 out of a need for […]
The National Writers Association of South Africa (NWASA) is deeply saddened by the loss, on 2 June 2024, of its prominent member Mocholoko Dr. Zulumathabo Vusumuzi Lefalamang Zulu due to health complications. It is indeed difficult and painful to think and refer in past tense an enigmatic personality about whom there are not enough superlatives […]
A souvenir edition that proudly marks the historic cultural agreement that was signed between the National Writers Association of South Africa (NWASA) and the General Union For Palestine Writers (GUPW) at the Freedom Park, City of Tshwane, South Africa on 21 March 2024. Dr. Lebogang Nawa
This week, history will be made in South Africa’s literature industry through various activities at some parts of the country in support of the signing of a cultural partnership agreement between NWASA (National Writers Association of South Africa) and GUPW (General Union of Palestinian Writers) on Human Rights Day (21 March 2024) in the City […]
This is the most heart-wrenching tribute that we have to pay to our towering co-founder, Maishe Maponya, who was born on 4 September 1951 in Alexandra, raised and educated in Diepkloof, and passed away on 29 July 2021. Indeed, the news of his passing on have cast us into a trance for a few days […]
It was in the second half of the sixteenth century that Francis Bacon declared that “knowledge is power”. Bacon’s words reflect the age-old human quest for information through the means of engaging with books and other forms. On last Friday 23 April, the world marked World Book Day, a recognition of the human endeavour for […]
“It’s exhilarating to see NWASA’s expansion across the continent. The arts play a pivotal role in nation building and in the preservation of knowledge. We thank our Namibian members for working with NWASA towards this mission.” – Member Kabelo Duncan Kgatea, Head of NWASA’s Organisational Building and Development Portfolio.
The National Writers Association of South Africa (NWASA) recognises the importance of literary craft for sustaining livelihood, building legacies and nurturing national cohesion.
Message of Support by Former President Kgalema Motlanthe, to the Inaugural General Assembly of the National Writers Association of South Africa (NWASA). Virtual Gathering on 20 to 21 March 2021. Human beings are an integral part of nature. Nature is the first teacher to human beings and as we learn to know and understand its […]
The National Writers Association of South Africa (NWASA) convened a virtual Inaugural General Assembly on 20-21 March 2021, with the Office Bearers coordinating proceedings from Rovzi Estate, Heidelberg, Gauteng. Other members participated online from all parts of the world including Ghana, Nigeria, London, Canada, and Syria. Members were inducted by the Secretary General of the […]
I wish to congratulate the National Writers Association of South Africa on their historic launch, which I have been briefed about, is as a result of a unification of writers’ structures and a membership drive from 2017 to the present. The great writer, Ngugi wa Thiong’o in his book, Homecoming, reminds us that: “A writer […]
President’s Speech: Inaugural NWASA Conference 20th – 21st March 2021 Thank you to all members who are attending the Inaugural Conference. This conference has been preceded by a long wait, a large part of it induced by realities brought about by the Covid-19 virus. In this time, the organisation’s Interim Steering Committee has held the […]
The NWASA Inaugural General Assembly, 2021 Virtual Elective Conference is now available for viewing on our YouTube channel.
NWASA Secretary–General Dr. Lebogang Lance Nawa speaks to SABC News on the legacy of founding NWASA President Nana Walter Kefuoe Chakela.
Find a list of published works by our members.
The National Writers Association of South Africa (NWASA) notes with deep concern the repressionmeted out to Tsitsi Dangarembga, including imprisonment, unjust prosecution and continuingrepression. We condemn this, even as we condemn the attempt to stifle the voices of writers such asHopewell Chin’ono, activists such as Jacob Ngarivhume and dozens of other ordinary Zimbabweans whoare exercising […]
History was made in South Africa on 20-21 March 2021 when the National Writers’ Association of South Africa (NWASA) was inaugurated. The conference coincided with the Human Rights commemoration month whereby writers in South Africa stamped a historic moment in the literary calendar of the continent and the diaspora.