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Category: Humanities news

Humanities News at Sol Plaatje University

SPU connects with regional and international universities

Nov 26, 2019Nov 27, 2019 solplaatje

In July 2019, Professor Jesmael Mataga, Head of the School of Humanities, spent time at one of Zimbabwe’s young universities.  The Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) was established in 1999 and is located in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. Hosted by the Centre for Read More …

Humanities news, News

Sabata-Mpho Mokae wins SA Literary Award

Nov 8, 2019Nov 27, 2019 solplaatje

Rre Sabata-Mpho Mokae, a Lecturer in Creative Writing in African Languages, at Sol Plaatje University, has won a South African Literary Award (SALA) last night, (7 November 2019) for his novel Moletlo wa Manong.  It was a tight race in Read More …

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SPU’s Benneyworth publishes again

Sep 25, 2019Nov 27, 2019 solplaatje

Dr Garth Benneyworth’s article, Reconstructing the Raid, in the 80th edition of The Thinker provides further insight into the historic Liliesleaf farm raid in the 1960s. Dr Benneyworth says that the raid was “certainly not a police solo strike. Rather Read More …

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Humanities’ second seminar series launched

Aug 28, 2019Nov 27, 2019 solplaatje

The School of Humanities has launched its second seminar series for 2019.  The series aims to promote robust academic engagement across the University community. It comprises nine seminars which began on 7 August 2019 with Professor David Shinn from George Read More …

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SPU remembers female freedom fighter

Aug 5, 2019Dec 1, 2019 solplaatje

On Thursday, 1 August 2019 the SPU community gathered to honour and remember Nokuthula Simelane through an exhibition on her life put together by our Heritage Studies students and to hear her story narrated by her sister Thembi Simelane-Nkadimeng, Executive Read More …

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SASAE conference hosted at SPU

Jul 10, 2019Jul 31, 2019 solplaatje

The South African Society for Agricultural Extension kicked off their annual conference at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) in Kimberley earlier this week. About 300 delegates were given a warm welcome by Professor Jean Baxen, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic. She informed the Read More …

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SPU student takes African short fiction award

Jul 9, 2019Sep 5, 2019 solplaatje

SPU Humanities’ student Sisca Julius, who is studying Afrikaans, creative writing, anthropology and heritage studies, was awarded the inaugural K & L prize for her story, Honey Bee. The award which comes with a substantial prize was founded last year Read More …

Humanities news, News, People, Student news

Benneyworth notches up another book review

Jul 5, 2019Sep 5, 2019 solplaatje

Dr Garth Benneyworth has notched up another landmark book review in the internationally acclaimed North-West University journal, New Contree. He reviewed the text of Rusty Bernstein, entitled Memory against Forgetting, which covers the remarkable man’s memoir of a life in Read More …

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SPU co-hosts regional archaeology conference

Jul 3, 2019Sep 5, 2019 solplaatje

Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is co-hosting the Biennial Conference of the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA) in Kimberley which starts today and runs until 5 July 2019. Its co-host is Kimberley’s landmark McGregor Museum. The conference brings together Read More …

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French accolade for SPU liberation expert

Jul 2, 2019Sep 5, 2019 solplaatje

SPU’s Head of Department of Heritage Studies, Dr Garth Benneyworth is part of an international team whose work has been included in a recently-published book, Life in the Camp. The book covers issues of forced migration and internment of civilians, Read More …

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