The South African historian, sociologist and writer Charles van Onselen takes us back to the year 1896. In this year the Jameson Raid took place, a raid in which British people tried to overthrow the government of the Boer leader Paul Kruger. The attempt turned out to be a failure. Van Onselen gives a new … Continue reading Changing History: Jan-Jan Joubert talks to Charles van Onselen
Leopold Scholtz on why he had to tell the stories
The history of Southern Africa is a history filled with many violent clashes and violent behaviour. There has been a history of colonial clashers, a history of apartheid a history of crossborder actions. Leopold Scholtz has been asked to write the history of one of the military units. The Charlie Squadron of 61 Mechanised Battalion Group … Continue reading Leopold Scholtz on why he had to tell the stories
We are ready for new system
The educational system is an important player in the field of literacy, next to the home situation. Schools need books and books come from publishers. So the publishers have an important task in providing good schoolbooks for all those young (and old) pupils and students. When a schoolsystem changes, there needs to be a fast … Continue reading We are ready for new system
books touched by Africa 