Please note that the ASCL and its Library will be closed on Thursday 26 May (Ascension Day) and Friday 27 May.
On the occasion of Jan-Bart Gewald’s selection as a fellow at Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), we interviewed him about the research project The 'Big Hole', Kimberley South Africa, 1870-1920 which he will conduct there. ‘Without “the Big Hole”, southern Africa wouldn’t exist as it is now.'
A new paper by Tycho van der Hoog explores the largely unknown history of North Korean development aid in Africa. In the twentieth century, Pyongyang was an important partner for recently liberated African countries and actively used development aid as a tool for its foreign policy, aiming to gain international recognition.
The photo exhibition 'Born Free: Mandela's Generation of Hope' by Ilvy Njiokiktjien can be seen on the first and third floor of the Pieter de la Court Building until 31 July. During her work in South Africa, photo journalist Ilvy Njiokiktjien became intrigued by the 'born-frees', born after the end of apartheid.