Sol Plaatje was a man of prodigious talents. He had mastered seven languages before the age of 20 and was a writer of prevailing prose. He was a court translator and newspaper editor. He met and was ...

Luke Alfred and photographer John Hogg retrace the steps of Sol Plaatje's ‘tour of observation' following the devastating Natives Land Act of 1913. Early one morning in the first week of July 1913 an ...

Kimberley - For nine years, a life sized statue of Kimberley resident and South African icon Solomon Thekiso Plaatje, commissioned by the Northern Cape Heritage Authority, has been languishing in ...

Chris Thurman does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The African National Congress (ANC) retained outright control of Sol Plaatje (Kimberley) on Wednesday when they defended six out of the seven contested wards. The opposition had to win six out of ...

A 1995 research paper by Maverick Citizen Editor Mark Heywood reveals how a love affair between Sol Plaatje and Shakespeare left a deep impression on the writer’s own literary and intellectual views.

English in Africa, Vol. 44, No. 2 (AUGUST 2017), pp. 41-63 (23 pages) Sol T. Plaatje's novel, Mhudi, has been lauded by many critics as a "feminist" text. However, a recent article by Shannon Young ...

Sandi Kwon Hoo Sol Plaatje municipal manager Thapelo Matlala was unable to enter his office on Monday morning as none of the keys, including the master key, could open the door. It is believed that ...

Bhekizizwe Peterson receives funding from the National Research Foundation. Opinions expressed and conclusions arrived at are those of the author and are not necessarily to be attributed to the ...

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina is set to conduct an oversight inspection of the Sol Plaatje Integrated Bulk Water Intervention Project in the Northern Cape on Saturday to assess progress ...

For nine years, a life sized statue of Kimberley resident and South African icon Solomon Thekiso Plaatje, commissioned by the Northern Cape Heritage Authority, has been languishing in storage at the ...