{"id":78316,"date":"2025-05-26T16:14:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T14:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=78316"},"modified":"2025-05-27T09:22:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T07:22:28","slug":"spus-faculty-of-humanities-hosts-book-launch-commemorating-robert-sobukwes-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spus-faculty-of-humanities-hosts-book-launch-commemorating-robert-sobukwes-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"SPU\u2019s Faculty of Humanities hosts book launch commemorating Robert Sobukwe\u2019s legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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As part of its Africa Month celebrations, Sol Plaatje University<\/span><\/a>\u2019s Faculty of Humanities launched One Race: The Legacy of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe<\/em> authored by Professor Luvuyo Dondolo<\/span><\/a>. The event brought together academics, students, and community members to engage on Sobukwe\u2019s enduring intellectual and political contributions.<\/p>

Dr Cobus Rademeyer opened the proceedings, welcoming attendees and framing the launch within the faculty\u2019s broader mission to advance African-centred scholarship during Africa Month. Dr Karthi Gopalan then introduced keynote speaker Prof Dondolo, whose work re-examines Sobukwe\u2019s vision for African liberation, nonracialism, and decolonisation.<\/p>

A foundational figure in South Africa\u2019s liberation struggle and founder of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), Sobukwe\u2019s legacy was critically revisited through Prof Dondolo\u2019s address. The book positions Sobukwe\u2019s ideas within contemporary debates on Pan-Africanism, emphasising his advocacy for African unity and decolonial thought.<\/p>

\u201cSome [Africanists] believed that before [you] can have a physical emancipation, to be free, you need to be mentally liberated. Sobukwe believed that Africans should be their own liberator. to define their own destination,\u201d said Prof Dondolo<\/p>

The book also amplifies overlooked narratives, such as the role of Nomvo Poqokazi Booi, the first woman incarcerated for her activism in the PAC\u2019s armed wing, Poqo, thereby positioning women\u2019s contributions to anti-colonial resistance.<\/p>

The event featured reflections by discussant Mr Sephai Mngqolo<\/span><\/a> and an interactive dialogue with attendees, underscoring Sobukwe\u2019s relevance to current socio-political discourse. Participants explored how his ideals intersect with the modern struggles for equity and decolonisation in education, governance, and cultural identity.<\/p>

The event highlighted the University\u2019s commitment to fostering critical engagement with Africa\u2019s liberation histories and amplifying marginalised voices within academic and public spheres.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As part of its Africa Month celebrations, Sol Plaatje University\u2019s Faculty of Humanities launched One Race: The Legacy of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe authored by Professor Luvuyo Dondolo. The event brought together academics, students, and community members to engage on Sobukwe\u2019s Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":78325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,54,4],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"coauthors":[275],"class_list":["post-78316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-humanities-news","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78316"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78336,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78316\/revisions\/78336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78316"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=78316"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=78316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}