Tag: Bongani Ngqulunga

A new scholarly volume, Reappraising the Life and Legacy of Jan C Smuts, offers a fresh and wide-ranging examination of one of South Africa’s most influential and controversial historical figures, Jan C. Smuts. Moreover, the book positions Smuts within both national and global historical debates.

Jan Smuts is revered by some as a national and international statesman. However, others condemn him as an architect of segregation. In his new book, prize-winning author Bongani Ngqulunga examines how Smuts’s political life affected black South Africans. This work provides a nuanced exploration of his complex legacy.

Ilanga lase Natal, founded by John and Nokutela Dube in 1903, is the last survivor of the black South African newspapers established at the turn of the 20th century. In Ulibambe Lingashoni! Bongani Ngqulunga’s selection of stellar contributors explores Ilanga’s longevity and examine the history of this groundbreaking newspaper.