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	Sol Plaatje - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Plaatje was a committed Christian[4], and organised a fellowship group called the Christian Brotherhood at Kimberley.
		The Sol Plaatje Municipality in South Africa's Northern Cape Province is named in his honour[5].
		In 1998, with several of his descendants present, an honorary doctorate was posthumously conferred on Plaatje by the University of the North West[6].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sol_Plaatje (481 words)

	Plaatje and William Shake-the-Sword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Plaatje was a polyglot, his fluency in Setswana, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, English, Dutch, and German, was crucial to his work as a court interpreter in Mafeking before the South African War, and to his role as newspaper editor, politician, and writer, in a career marked by trans-national and cross-cultural exchange.
		Plaatje’s translations of Shakespeare can themselves teach us much about the clash of South African cultures of which they were a symptom: in their critical afterlife they continue to function as a litmus test of where that political and cultural struggle has moved.
		Sol Plaatje’s translations of Shakespeare were just such an activity; his work was directed at the asymmetries of power so apparent in the relationship of Setswana to English, and of orature to literature.
	www.africanreviewofbooks.com /Reviews/essays/seddon1203.html (4398 words)

	SOL PLAATJE
		Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje (1876-1932) was one of the foremost African leaders of his generation in South Africa.
		Sol Plaatje today is the best known member of the founding generation of the African National Congress.
		Plaatje had an original and fertile mind, and was able to express himself extremely well in both English and Setswana, as his highly capable translations of Shakespeare demonstrate.
	web.africa.ufl.edu /asq/v2/v2i1a8.htm (1082 words)

	Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje
		Plaatje, as a leading member of the South African Native Convention convened in March 1909 to discuss the pending Union and was later constituted into a permanent organisation, attended the Convention's annual conference in Bloemfontein in March 1910.
		Plaatje was interested in emphasising the variety and adaptability of the cultural forms that existed amongst his own people and utilising the opportunity presented to him to commit these to written form.
		Sol Plaatje was a representative of the emergent African intelligentsia.
	www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/history/people/plaatje (5546 words)

	LitNet: Seminar Room (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Plaatje’s persistent and multifaceted campaigning for the civil rights and welfare of his people, his formation of cross-cultural national ties, and his lifelong dedication to the ideal of a multicultural and democratic nation, are now seen as embodying an ethic that is readily identifiable as exemplary within the new South Africa.
		Plaatje’s awareness of the manner in which the interpretation practices of the Mafeking courtroom reflected a microcosm of the larger colonial power system is an understanding of translation that anticipates, in a number of important ways, current theorisations within post-colonial translation studies.
		Plaatje was a member of a mission-educated petit bourgeois who understood themselves as being in transition: eager to embrace education, a Christian ethic of hard-working honest thrift and a movement away from cultural practices which he once described as the “despicable relics of past barbarism”.
	www.litnet.co.za /seminarroom/seddon.asp (10271 words)

	Native Life in South Africa, Introduction etc.
		Plaatje's diaries from this period, published long after his death, are a remarkable record both of the siege and of his early prose experimentation -- mixing languages and idioms, and full of bright humour.
		Disillusioned with the flabby friendship of British liberals, Plaatje was increasingly drawn to the pan-Africanism of W. Du Bois, president of the NAACP in the United States.
		Plaatje lived an extraordinary life but died a largely disappointed man. His feats of political journalism had been largely forgotten and his creative talents had hardly yet been recognised -- except in the confined world of Tswana language readership.
	www.thuto.org /ubh/etext/nlisa/nl-np.htm (1440 words)

	Native Life in South Africa, Introduction etc.
		Plaatje was born in the district of Boshof, his parents being Barolongs, coming originally from Thaba Ncho, and trekking eventually to Mafeking.
		Plaatje drew up weekly reports on the Native situation, which were greatly valued by the military authorities, and in a letter written to a friend asserted with some sense of humour that "this arrangement was so satisfactory that Mr.
		Plaatje is Editor of the `Tsala ea Batho' (The People's Friend) at Kimberley, which is owned by a native syndicate, having its headquarters in the Free State.
	www.thuto.org /ubh/etext/nlisa/nl0.htm (3783 words)

	E Molewa opens secondary school in memory of Sol Plaatje
		A plaque in tribute and memory of the courage and legacy of the legend and political leader Sol Plaatje was also unveiled.
		Sol Plaatje has shown all of us that what is more important than personal comfort is to take your skills and services to areas where the need is acute".
		Sol Plaatje Secondary School must play its part in sustaining these positive developments and strive to be a leader in education excellence.
	www.info.gov.za /speeches/2005/05051613151003.htm (570 words)

	Untitled Document
		Plaatje published them while in London appealing to the British Parliament repeal the Natives Land Act of 1913 (the other members of the ANC delegation had already returned to South Africa).
		The relationship between Plaatje and Du Bois, and as much as that between John Dube and Booker T. washington, is the clear proof that without the exemplary nature of New Negro modernity, New African modernity in South Africa is inconceivable.
		Plaatje was enamored to great modern cities he had visited such as London and New York: so much so that his finest essay on modernity is about his voyage by ship to London.
	www.pitzer.edu /new_african_movement/newafrre/writers/plaatje/plaatjeS.htm (707 words)

	Biography of Sol Plaatje
		Plaatje was an accomplished linguist fluent in at least seven languages, but apart from writing in English he was very much preoccupied with the preservation of the Setswana language.
		Plaatje belonged to a small group of mission-educated African intelligentsia that in 1912 founded the South African Native National Congress, the organisation renamed in 1926 as the African National Congress.
		Plaatje compiled a phonetic reader in collaboration with a renowned linguist Daniel Jones, A Sechuana Reader in International Phonetic Ortography (with English Translations), which is published by London University Press.
	www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/history/people/plaatje/plaatje.html (1892 words)

	The Story of Africa\| BBC World Service
		The most famous African to support the British effort was Solomon Plaatje who kept a diary throughout the famous siege of Mafeking.
		Sol Plaatje was a hugely talented writer and journalist.
		Extract from Sol Plaatje's Diary of the Siege of Mafeking, 14 December 1899.
	www.bbc.co.uk /worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/12chapter3.shtml (767 words)

	SOL T PLAATJE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Plaatje became a free-lance journalist with his articles appearing in most of the major papers in South Africa.
		Plaatje, a teetotaller all his life, was fully aware of the negative impact alcohol had on his people and therefore he became engrossed in the work of the Independent Or-der of True Templars (IOTT), an organisation devoted to the fight against alcohol abuse.
		Plaatje, even though he only passed standard three, valued education greatly.
	www.museumsnc.co.za /mcgregor/departments/history/solplaat/last.htm (260 words)

	MavicaNET - Plaatje, Solomon Tshkisho (1876-1932) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sol T. Plaatje, born in 1876, was both writer and politician.
		Plaatje is best known for Mhudiandcolon; An Epic of South African Native Life a Hundred Years Ago (1930; written c.
		Sol Plaatje was born in Boshof, Orange Free State, South Africa.
	www.mavicanet.com /lite/por/40060.html?sortby=1 (502 words)

	Biographies of Special South Africans - Sol Plaatje (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sol Plaatje was born near Boshof in 1876 and educated at Pniel on the banks of the Vaal River.
		Plaatje also wrote the first novel in English by a fl South African, entitled Mhudi: An Epic of South African Native Life a Hundred Years Ago.
		"I mention Sol Plaatje as an example of the ability to weave between the different languages and cultures, and to contribute through writing, literature and journalism, to the betterment of the lives of South Africans," said Minister of Education, Professor Kader Asmal.
	zar.co.za /sol.htm (682 words)

	Sol Plaatje: Selected Writings:0821411861:Plaatje, Sol. T.; Willan, Brian; Willan, Brian:eCampus.com
		Sol Plaatje is one of South Africa's most important political and literary figures.
		A pioneer in the history of the fl press, he was one of the founders of the African National Congress, a leading spokesman for fl opinion throughout his life, and the author of three well-known books: Mafikeng Diary, Native Life in South Africa, and his historical novel, Mhudi.
		In the course of a prolific career he wrote letters to the press, newspaper articles and editorials, pamphlets, political speeches, evidence to government commissions of enquiry, unpublished autobiographical writings, and many personal letters.
	www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0821411861 (153 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sol T. Plaatje removes from us one of the accepted leaders of the Bantu in South Africa.
		Sol Plaatje was one of such men and John Tengo Jabavu, of an earlier generation.
		Sol Plaatje himself realised, in spite of his rich gifts og humour and learning, that his people needed training in the stem battle of life.
	www.pitzer.edu /new_african_movement/newafrre/writers/brookes/brookesQ.htm (420 words)

	Journalism & Media Studies Dept - Rhodes University
		Established in late 2002, the Sol Plaatje Media Leadership Institute is located within Rhodes University's Department of Journalism and Media Studies.
		The Institute is named after Sol Plaatje (1876-1932), one of the most remarkable South Africans of his generation.
		Plaatje was an outstanding political leader, and a prolific writer and journalist.
	journ.ru.ac.za /plaatje.html (669 words)

	Plaatje, Sol(omon) T(shekisho)
		Plaatje is best known for Mhudi: An Epic of South African Native Life a Hundred Years Ago (1930; written c.
		Plaatje moved to Mafeking (now Mafikeng), South Africa, as a court interpreter shortly before the Boer War.
		During the Siege of Mafeking (1899–1900) he kept a journal, which was published posthumously as The Boer War Diary of Sol T. Plaatje (1973).
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0020255.html (308 words)

	Sol Plaatje (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sol Plaatje was a political figure and writer.
		He was a multitalented man. He was an author journalist linguist and polemicist.
		The Sol Plaatje Educational Trust is paying for them to stay alive.
	www.pschulze.com /fp2003/sol_plaatje.htm (157 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Sol Plaatje
		Solomon Tshekiso Plaatje (1877 – June 19, 1932) was an African polyglot, journalist, writer and statesman.
		He translated a number of works from Bantu languages into European languages, and works from English into Tswana (most notably William Shakespeare).
		Plaatje worked as a war correspondent during the second Boer War (1899–1902), the editor of Koranta ea Becoana (The Tswana Gazette) from 1901 to 1908, and editor of Tsala ea Batho (The Friend of the People) beginning in 1912.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Sol_Plaatje (188 words)

	Detective Fiction on Stamps: South Africa - Conan Doyle
		Sol Plaatje - The book of the second South African author, Sol T Plaatje, (Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje) was only published in 1973 as The Boer War Diary of Sol T Plaatje.
		Plaatje, who had a great admiration for the works of William Shakespeare, in 1912 became the first secretary of the African Native National Congress - forerunner of the ANC.
		On the stamp showing Sol Plaatje and Johanna Brandt, the Anglo-Boer War medal is shown.
	www.trussel.com /detfic/safrica.htm (618 words)

	Official Website of the Sol Plaatje Municipality
		In accordance with Section 129(3) of the MFMA no. 56 of 2003, the audit report for Sol Plaatje Municipality for the 2003/2004 year ending is now avaliable here.
		In accordance with the Disaster Management Act (57 of 2002), the Sol Plaatje Municipality undertook a Comprehensive Disaster, Hazard and Risk assessment for the Sol Plaatje Municipal area.
		The Service Delivery and Budget Implemetnation Plan (SDBIP) is a detailed plan approved by the Executive Mayor of the Sol Plaatje Municipality in terms of Section 53 (1) (c) (ii) of MFMA 56 of 2003.
	www.solplaatje.org.za (626 words)

	Native Life in South Africa - Foreword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sol Plaatje began work on `Native Life in South Africa' in 1914, while on his way to Britain to plead with the Imperial Government against the Natives' Land Act of 1913, as part of a deputation of the South African Native National Congress.
		For all his appeals, Plaatje did not succeed: the Act went on to become one of the first steps toward the system of Apartheid.
		The Natives' Land Act of 1913, which forbade natives to buy or rent land, except in a few small reserves consisting largely of wasteland, was finally overturned in 1991.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/hst/african/NativeLifeinSouthAfrica/Chap0.html (337 words)

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		Plaatje was the first fl African author of a novel (Mhudi) in English, editor of three newspapers, and first secretary-general of the South African Native National Congress, later to be called the African National Congress (ANC).
		Brian Willan's (1984) biography Sol Plaatje, South African nationalist, 1876-1932 (Heinemann, London) is an outstanding account of the life of this fascinating man.
		Plaatje's book Native Life in South Africa chronicled the effects of the 1913 Land Act on the lives of fl South Africans.
	academic.sun.ac.za /consecol/pniel/site.htm (425 words)

	SOL PLAATJE HOUSE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Solomon Tsekisho Plaatje was a politician, journalist, human rights campaigner, novelist and translator at the turn of the previous century.
		Plaatje was a founder member of the African National Congress in 1912.
		The Sol Plaatje Educational Trust was set up in 1991 to serve as a custodian for legacy projects and is operating
	www.museumsnc.co.za /McGregor/satellites/sol_plaatje_house.htm (191 words)

	Botswana History Page 9: Literature
		Sol Plaatje and L.D. Raditladi continued the tradition in the 20th century with translations into Setswana of Shakespeare plays, and in the case of Raditladi his own original plays and love poetry.
		Livingstone and Sechele, set at Kolobeng in the 1840s, was performed in Edinburgh (at the Traverse) in 1979 and London (at the Lyric, Hammersmith) in 1980.
		Sol Plaatje's Native Life in South Africa is available as a complete electronic text on this site.
	ubh.tripod.com /bw/bhp9.htm (822 words)

	RivierDochtertje
		In Mafeking Diary Sol Plaatje spends a lot of time describing and analyzing the strategy and tactics employed by the military forces at the siege of Mafeking.
		In a battle like that for Mafeking the involvement of the civilians was obviously inevitable, though perhaps not to the extent that Sol Plaatje's diary suggests.
		Analyze the role of news and propaganda in the siege of Mafeking using Sol Plaatje's Mafeking Diary.
	www.cameron.edu /~dougc/dochtertje.htm (673 words)

	Frances Baard District Municipality
		Dikgatlong LM Magareng LM Phokwane LM Sol Plaatje LM Frances Baard District Municipality is the smallest district in the Northern Cape.
		The city of Kimberley, which is the seat of the District Municipality and of the Northern Cape legislature, is located in Sol Plaatje Municipality, the largest of the four.
		About 62% of the population of Frances Baard District Municipality lives in Sol Plaatje municipality, which is highly urbanised.
	www.francesbaard.gov.za /ourregion.php (228 words)

	Department Of Education: Intranet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The building of the Department of Education was officially named Sol Plaatje House on 15 June 2000.
		It was named after Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje an African Author and Orator who lead his people while devotedly serving them.
		Sol T Plaatje died at Nancefield, Johannesburg, on June 19th, 1932, and was buried at Kimberley.
	www.education.gov.za /mainAbout.asp?src=spho (73 words)

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