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NWASA Update Issue 7
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 […]
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NWASA Update Issue 6
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 […]
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NWASA Update Issue 05
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 […]
Opinion piece written by Suzette Nxumalo Mafuna It was Sam’s R180 worth Pantex camera that took him years to pay off, his passion for his work, his instinct for the right moment to get the best shot, his talent as a keen and curious photographer and his hunger for the ultimate story that enabled white […]
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Media Statement on Nancy Morejón
Poetry festival, le Marché de la Poési, has come under fire after canceling the honorary presidency of Nancy Morejón over the 40th edition of the festival. Nancy Morejón is an internationally recognized Afro-Cuban poet, academic, and translator. The decision to withdraw the honor has been considered politically motivated. Artists, activists, and writers’ organizations from across […]
Recently, NWASA sat down with award-winning author and NWASA Member Manu Herbstein to learn more about his writing journey and the lessons he has gained thus far. Manu Herbstein is the prize-winning author of historical and modern African fiction for adults and young adults. His first novel, Ama, a Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, […]
NWASA joins the call by other Writers Organisations in Africa for the immediate cessation of war in Sudan. Read the full media statement as issued and written by our Secretary-General.
On the 28th of April, 2023, National Steering Committee (NSC) Member Prof. Keith Gottschalk received the National Order of Ikhamanga, in Silver, from the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, at the auspicious ceremony held at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House. Read the full media statement written by the Secretary-General.
School learners at both primary and secondary levels have the opportunity to become published authors through the Durban International Book Fair’s (#DIBF2023) Harambee project. The concept draws on the KiSwahili word meaning “all pull together” and invites learners to submit short stories or poems along that theme. The #DIBF2023 LitFest takes place in August in […]
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Interview With Poet Don Afrika Beukes
Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, but currently residing in the EU, Don Afrika Beukes is a retired South African and British teacher. He has authored flash fiction and poetry books, and has also been nominated for a US Pushcart Poetry Prize and ‘Best of the Net.’ Recently, NWASA sat down with Mr. Beukes to […]
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 […]
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NWASA expands its reach to Namibia
“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.
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 […]