One of the perks of being in power is to present propaganda as history, a task KZN premier Sihle Zikalala carries out with panache (Mercury, May 25). In his tribute to Africa Day, Zikalala predictably places the blame for Africa’s plight on the...
Although Ebrahim Harvey displayed boldness in attempting to right-size the historical image of Nelson Mandela (Daily News, December 12), he might have delved a little deeper in producing his critique. In his book titled The Prince and I, the late...
If historians of the future have to rely on the so-called mainstream media and its mindset to determine current trends they will be mistaken. A report in the Daily News (September 11) on the recent election in Sweden provides a case in point. In...
Saber Ahmed Jazbhay’s stance on South African history (Daily News, July 5) appears to be ambiguous. On the one hand, he exhorts the “study of our beloved history.” But then he advocates erasing history by changing the names of...
The proposal that History be made a compulsory matric subject has invited speculation as to what the subject content should include and how it should be taught. Since History embraces all branches of knowledge and experience, its inclusion in a...
Vukani Mbhele (Mercury, November 17) is entitled to his own opinions but not to his own facts. By objecting to the facts I put forward on Oliver Tambo ( Mercury, 14 November), it is clear that Mbhele prefers imagery of legend rather than...
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