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21 July 2021
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Story Rulanzen Martin
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Photo Charl Devenish
Even after her premiership, Helen Zille has remained a powerful force within the South African political landscape. Here she is pictured during a workshop hosted by the Department of Political Science and Governance in February 2020.
Zille will be talking to
Prof Hussein Solomon in the Department of Political Studies and Governance at the University of the Free State.
You can join this interesting discussion on:
Date: 29 July 2021
About the author:
Helen Zille is a South African journalist, activist, and politician who served as the national leader (2007-2015) of the Democratic Alliance (DA), the official opposition party in South Africa. She was also Premier of the Western Cape from 2009 until 2019. Zille’s autobiography, Not without a Fight, was published in 2016.
Historians invade Europe
2009-10-05
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In accordance with the University of the Free State’s policy of internationalisation, members of the Department of History have in the recent past been active on the international front. Dr Marietjie Oelofse and Mr Chitja Twala attended the Fourth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at the University of Athens, Greece, while Prof. André Wessels, Departmental Chairperson, attended the 35th Congress of the International Commission of Military History, which was held in the city of Porto in the north of Portugal. All these historians presented papers at these events. Pictured from the left are: Prof. Wessels, Dr Oelofse and Mr Twala.
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe |