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We remember Archbishop Desmond Tutu as a beloved soul who spoke out against inequality and injustice

We remember Archbishop Desmond Tutu as a beloved soul who spoke out against inequality and injustice

We remember Archbishop Desmond Tutu as a beloved soul who spoke out against inequality and injustice

Thula Simpson’s new book, History of South Africa: From 1902 to the Present, is an event-packed narrative history.

Thula Simpson’s new book, History of South Africa from 1902 to the Present, is an event-packed narrative history. It is reminiscent of the style of Eric Walker’s History of Southern Africa eight decades ago – a very influential book, prescribed for many university history classes – except this time black South Africans are central to the story, not confined to its margins. The author, an associate professor at the University of Pretoria, most recently published the book, ...

This history covers twelve decades, from the surrender of Boer guerrillas in the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1902 to the July 2021 looting spree and violence.

With South Africa in crisis, ‘History of South Africa: From 1902 to the Present’, shows us that the problems are neither unprecedented nor insurmountable. Author Thula Simpson believes history has lessons for the future.

Thula Simpson writes in the preface to History of South Africa: From 1902 to the Present, "South Africa was born in war, its growth has been marked by major crises and profound ruptures, and it once again stands on a precipice".

South Africa was born in war, its growth has been marked by crises and ruptures, and it once again stands on a precipice. History of South Africa by T

History of South Africa explores the country’s tumultuous journey from the aftermath of the Second Anglo-Boer War to the Covid-19 pandemic.