50th anniversary of first Afrikaans literary work to be banned
In 1974, ‘Kennis van die aand’ was deemed ‘undesirable’ and become the first literary work in Afrikaans to be banned by the apartheid state.
Source: dailymaverick.co.za
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In 1974, ‘Kennis van die aand’ was deemed ‘undesirable’ and become the first literary work in Afrikaans to be banned by the apartheid state.