Announcements

• Book Launch of: Christian Faith and Namibian Liberation: An Ethnographic Biography of Salatiel Ailonga

  2026-04-10

  For those of you interested, please join the book launch of Professor Christian Williams' latest monograph, titled Christian Faith and Namibian Liberation: An Ethnographic Biography of Salatiel Ailonga.

  Date: 10 April 2026
  Time: 14:00–15:30
  Place: Archives, Stef Coetzee Building, Room 109, UFS
  Online Meeting Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/38800978310520?p=aLwYi9GvM1ezM0Go6t

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• Reminder Book Launch of: White Gold and Thirsty Communities: The Cold War, Apartheid, and the Lesotho Highlands Water Project

  2026-03-02

  The Southern Journal for Contemporary History, in collaboration with the University of the Free State's Department of History, invites you to attend the book launch of Professor John Aerni-Flessner's latest monograph titled White Gold and Thirsty Communities: The Cold War, Apartheid, and the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

  Date: 2 March 2026
  Time: 15:30–16:30
  Place: Flippie Groenewoud Building, Room 137
  RSVP: Contact Nicole Masalla, masallanm@ufs.ac.za
  Online Meeting Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/39733636376362?p=zVUmJlENt2vNHIkMIf

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• Book Launch of: White Gold and Thirsty Communities: The Cold War, Apartheid, and the Lesotho Highlands Water Project

  2026-02-19

  The Southern Journal for Contemporary History, in collaboration with the University of the Free State's Department of History, invites you to attend the book launch of Professor John Aerni-Flessner's latest monograph titled White Gold and Thirsty Communities: The Cold War, Apartheid, and the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

  Date: 2 March 2026
  Time: 15:30–16:30
  Place: Flippie Groenewoud Building, Room 137
  RSVP: Contact Nicole Masalla, masallanm@ufs.ac.za
  Online Meeting Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/39733636376362?p=zVUmJlENt2vNHIkMIf

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• Webinar Series Co-hosted by the History Department and the Southern Journal for Contemporary History

  2025-08-21

  Dear all,

  Please join us for our Seminar Series presentation, titled "Kovsies fighting the Kaiser: The history of Grey University College students and staff who served and fell in the First World War (1914-1918)", later today.

  Speaker: Emile Coetzee

  Discussant: Dr Marietjie Oelofse

  Date: 21 August 2025

  Time: 15:00-16:00

  Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDYyYzAxY2EtOTFjNC00NmNiLTkxZTYtNDg2ODQ4OWM3NWY4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%228efc1bb9-b90f-4a48-bf6c-ba0686193b80%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22bc0e58a3-ed9d-424b-919f-d746684a2ebd%22%7d

  For more information, see the poster below.

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• Online Training Workshop Organized by Southern Journal for Contemporary History in in Collaboration with Africa Oxford Initiative, University of Oxford

  2025-06-14

  Dear all,

  The Southern Journal for Contemporary History in in Collaboration with Africa Oxford Initiative, University of Oxford, is organising an online training workshop, “Publishing On African History in International Journals for Young Scholars from the MENA Region”, on 7-8 July 2025.

  

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• Book Launch of Robben Island: Songs of Struggle / Izingoma Zomzabalazo

  2025-04-22

  Please join the Southern Journal for Contemporary History and the University of the Free State's Department of History for the launch of Professor Neo Lekgotla Laga Ramoupi's book, EBook Launch of: Robben Island: Songs of Struggle / Izingoma Zomzabalazo.

  Date: Wednesday, 7 May 2025

  Time: 14:00-16:00 PM (SAST)

  Venue: UFS Sasol Library MRII

  If you cannot make it in person, you can join using the live stream of the UFS library: https://www.facebook.com/UFSLibrary

  For more information about the event, see the poster below. 

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• Book Launch of Robben Island: Songs of Struggle / Izingoma Zomzabalazo

  2025-04-22

  Please join the Southern Journal for Contemporary History and the University of the Free State's Department of History for the launch of Professor Neo Lekgotla Laga Ramoupi's book, EBook Launch of: Robben Island: Songs of Struggle / Izingoma Zomzabalazo.

  Date: Wednesday, 7 May 2025

  Time: 14:00-16:00 PM (SAST)

  Venue: UFS Sasol Library MRII

  If you cannot make it in person, you can join using the live stream of the UFS library: https://www.facebook.com/UFSLibrary

  For more information about the event, see the poster below. 

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• Book Launch of: Environment, Knowledge, and Injustice in Lesotho: The Poverty of Progress

  2025-03-07

  Good day,

  This is a reminder to please join the Southern Journal for Contemporary History and the University of the Free State's Department of History for the launch of Dr Chris Conz's book, Environment, Knowledge, and Injustice in Lesotho: The Poverty of Progress.

  Presenter: Dr Chris Conz

  Discussant: Dr John Aerni-Flessner

  Date: Thursday, 13 March 2025

  Time: 16:00-17:30 PM (SAST)

  Online link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OTkyNTJjNDktNDFjZC00ZWJjLTg2NDktMjg5YTVkNWViNGVm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%228efc1bb9-b90f-4a48-bf6c-ba0686193b80%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22bc0e58a3-ed9d-424b-919f-d746684a2ebd%22%7d

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• Call for Papers: 10 Years of #Must Fall Movements: Experiences and Reflections from Historically Black Universities

  2024-11-04

  Call for Papers: 10 Years of #Must Fall Movements: Experiences and Reflections from Historically Black Universities.
  
  Special Issue Editors: Mr Mohau Soldaat (UL), Associate Professor Paul Maluleka (UNISA), Mr Kabelo Noosi (NWU, Potchefstroom), Dr Sarah Godsell (WITS) and Dr Paul Hendricks (WITS).

  Call to submit Abstract: 01 – 29th of November 2024

  NB: Abstracts should be sent to mohau.soldaat@ul.ac.za Please CC malulp@unisa.ac.za; kabelo.noosi@nwu.ac.za; paul.hendrick@wits.ac.za and sarah.godsell@wits.ac.za

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