The official launch of the book ,Revisiting Sol Plaatje’s Mafeking Diary, in honour of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje’s literary legacy was held this past Friday, 20 October 2023 in Kimberley at the Sol Plaaitjie university library auditorium. The university says in a statement, the Solomon Tshekisho Plaatjie was a South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator and writer, and left what is regarded as an indelible mark with his Mafeking Diary, which is a chronicle of the famous siege of 1899-1900, and stands as one of South Africa’s finest pieces of writing. The Sol Plaaitjie university share that they conducted this launch on this date as it is in his birthday month, and serves the purpose of shedding new light on the remarkable qualities of the diary and the circumstances in which it was written, giving readers new insight into the life and writings of Sol Plaatje.
Journalist: Mbali Masiza
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