BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF SOLOMON PLAATJE
The Institute is named after Solomon T Plaatje 
(1876 – 1932), one of the most remarkable South
Africans of his generation. Plaatje was an outstanding
political leader, prolific writer and journalist. He was one
of the founders of the African National Congress and
became the party’s first general secretary. His political
book “Native life in South Africa” is a classic while his
historical novel “Mhudi” was the first novel in English to
have been written by a black South African. Plaatje also
edited two Setswana-language newspapers.
Last updated » 2010-03-30