01-08-2025
AfriCAN Honoree Authors' Awards returns to Sandton
The 8th AfriCAN Honoree Authors' Awards has returned to Sandton under the powerful banner of No Borders, a call to unite the African continent through storytelling, soul, and shared heritage.
The event took place at Sandton Library, Nelson Mandela Square and brought together authors from across the continent, including Namibia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Botswana, Cape Town, Durban and Limpopo.
Organiser and founder of AfriCAN Child Your Time is Now, Anthea Thyssen-Ambursley, described the awards as a spiritual and cultural homecoming.
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'I don't see colour. I see soul. I wear all the colours, because I believe in one race, the human race. This event is about reconnecting with who we are, before we were divided by borders, race, or tribes.'
A self-published poet and activist, Thyssen-Ambursley said the Pen Legends gathering is an act of resistance, memory, and prophecy.
'If you are roaming this earth and you are not changing anything, it means you have not paid your rent. Writers and creators are prophets; we are here to make people feel, think and act.'
She pointed out that the event was entirely self-funded and has become a vibrant platform for authors across Africa to celebrate, network, and build bridges across nations.
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'Tomorrow, the sun will shine on all of us. The rain will fall on all of us. So what makes us different? Nothing. What connects us is much more powerful,' she concluded.
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