According to a new book, the friendships among women in the novel reveal its author Sol T. Plaatje’s view of effective political struggle.
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The life and work of seminal South African writer, intellectual and politician Sol Plaatje seems more relevant than ever. We look into some of the latest scholarly inquiry.
For black South Africans, the hard lesson was the same as it had been during the Boer war: support for Britain would bring few rewards.
How did Sol Plaatje, a man with only four years of formal schooling, become one of South Africa’s most brilliant and committed public educators?
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Associate professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, Centre for Higher and Adult Education, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Nelson Mandela University
