Plaatje encouraged independent thought. He felt that a critical disposition coupled with empirical evidence & public accountability was indispensable.
Edited extract of the editors’ introduction in ‘Sol Plaatje’s Native Life in South Africa: Past and Present’ (Wits University Press).
The 40th anniversary of June ’76 is the right time to honour artists who helped shape the new SA, writes Bhekizizwe Peterson.
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/ 14 September 2007
Artists are not only reporters, but also interpreters and social actors, writes Bhekizizwe Peterson.