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    • Segregated schools of thought: the Bantu Education Act (1953) revisited 

      Moore, Nadine (School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2017)
      Various political parties, civil rights groups and columnists support the view that one of South Africa’s foremost socio-economic challenges is overcoming the scarring legacy which the Bantu Education Act of 1953 left on ...
    • A tale of two graves: a biography of Lance Corporal Wijnand “Victor” Hamman, 1893-1917 

      Coetzee, Emile C. (School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2017)
      The biography of Lance-Corporal Wijnand “Vic” Hamman is quite unique in comparison to the stories of his peers who fought with him in the trenches during the First World War (1914-1918). This statement rests on the fact ...
    • War and the formation of Afrikaner nationalism 

      Samson, Anne (School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2017)
      There is a tendency in writing histories of South Africa’s past to concentrate on the colour issue. However, doing so often leads to myths and polarisation as sources are not interrogated beyond the superficial. The ...