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Papwa Sewgolum – From Pariah to Legend

October 2, 2010

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by Christopher Nicholson (Wits University Press, 2005) reviewed by Terry Bell Finally it’s there for all to read: the full story of one of South Africa’s greatest golfers, Papwa Sewsunker Sewgolum, and his appalling treatment as a victim of apartheid, reflected against that of another great golfer and beneficiary of the system, Gary Player. Written […]

Filthy Shakespeare

October 2, 2010

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by Pauline Kiernan (Quercus) Review: Terry Bell Like countless students before and since, I struggled, at school, to come to terms with the language of Shakespeare. Not the plotting or the action; just the words. Outside of Julius Caesar. In much the same way I never understood why we should learn Latin if we were […]

Diamonds, Gold and War: The Making of South Africa

October 2, 2010

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by Martin Meredith (Jonathan Ball) Review: Terry Bell Martin Meredith has already established himself as a force in terms of the political and economic analysis of Africa and the historiography of the continent. His recent The Fate of Africa: A History of 50 Years of Independence has rightly been hailed. Diamonds, Gold and War maintains, […]

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