Professor Albert Grundlingh holds an MA and Doctorate from the University of South Africa and was the Head of the History Department at the University of Stellenbosch. He is the author, co-author and editor of a number of books, and has published numerous articles in international academic journals. He specialises in social and cultural history with a particular interest in war and society. His major works deal with the so-called ‘Handsuppers’ and ‘Joiners’ during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899–1902, and black South African troops during the First World War. He is also the co-author of a book on the history of rugby in South African society. He retired in 2018.
Frederik van Zyl Slabbert was a man on a mission, whether as an academic, an opposition politician, a democratic facilitator or a businessman. Perhaps this was a product of his restless, probing intellect, or his early ambition to become a dominee in the Dutch Reformed Church. When...
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