Lazlo Passemiers

Senior Lecturer in History at the University of the Free State, @ufsweb. Interested in transnational histories of decolonisation in Southern Africa.

[Lazlo Passemiers @Lazlo_P]

@mokone_eddie @HistorySAZAR Very sure it is Nana Mahono. I wrote a biographical academic article on his contribution to the anti-apartheid struggle. Here is another picture of the same day https://t.co/PhPJO3QInk

[Duncan Money @mininghistory]

I spoke to @Bloomberg News for this great article about the grim consequences of South Africa's abandoned mines at a time when gold prices are soaring:

https://t.co/8UMwhd7IEB

[Bianca van Wyk @BiancavanWyk16]

Personal Update: Pig Farm Murders - Maria Makgato’s Children

Maria Makgato’s eldest son, Ranti (23), who is now the caregiver for his three younger siblings (6, 14, and 17), asked if I would come through to Polokwane to support him in court. I was there on Monday and Tuesday this week.

Maria’s sons miss her terribly but they are doing well under the circumstances. Unfortunately, due to delays, I missed Ranti’s testimony which only took place on Wednesday because I had to get back home for work. I checked in on him, and although it was difficult reliving the experience he is thankfully done testifying.

The Kotishing Village Headman, Isaiah Bopape, and Caroline Thema, a GBV activist that heads up the Caroline Thema Fondation, were also there to support Ranti. A reminder that it takes a village, even more so in a time of tragedy and loss.

If you want to support Maria’s four sons, we have a BackaBuddy set up to pay a monthly amount towards living costs, school etc. I have placed the link in the thread. Thank you to everyone that has contributed and shared to create awareness.

❤️🇿🇦❤️

Ranti and I outside the court on Tuesday

[Henning Melber @HenningMelber]

Why I left SWAPO:
Namibia celebrates independence heroes, but glosses over a painful history https://t.co/Fcnds5N2E3 via @TC_Africa

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? @fastlerner reports the inside story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals. https://t.co/vith1h580e

[Xtrafrica @xtr_africa]

WEEK COVER 15 AUG I RWANDA🇷🇼
From exile to prison. Victoire Umuhoza’s fight for democracy exposes Kagame’s repression and inspires African youth. Her journey is far from over
➡️https://t.co/Yq94iGP6iT

[Dan Feather @DanielJFeather]

Not really using Twitter/X these days, but think I still have a few followers on here interested in Southern African history who might want to read my recent open access publication on UK/Bophuthatswana relations: https://t.co/H7KcIH2TSv

[John Aerni-Flessner @LesothoJohn]

An amazing #history and #art collaboration by Chris Conz and Christina Balch on #mining, #migration, and the complicated relationship between #Lesotho and #SouthAfrica. Check it out!

https://t.co/RB3V16Yh8H

[Lazlo Passemiers @Lazlo_P]

@mininghistory Would the doubling in mortality rates for 1918 be the result of the influenza pandemic?

[WANA Visuals @wana_visualss]

A collection of Tunisian stamps 🇹🇳

[History ZAR @HistorySAZAR]

The Bantu Men's Social Centre, established in 1924 in Johannesburg, was a recreational & social hub for Black South Africans. It served as a gathering place for the Black urban community's social, political & cultural elite during the period from the 1920s to the 1950's.

[Lazlo Passemiers @Lazlo_P]

@DulcePe60217994 @drjustinpearce Thank you very much.

[The House of Kongo @MvembaDizolele]

This week in Lusaka I had a private history lesson on Cold War politics, frontline states war on Apartheid, Africa-Israel relations, and Mobutu's engagement in African politics. My teacher was none other than the legendary Vernon J. Mwaanga. I am grateful to him.
#zambia #africa

[isaac Samuel @rhaplord]

The medieval Knights of Ethiopia: a history of the Horse in the northern Horn of Africa (1000-1900CE)

https://t.co/94xIZDzXVj

[Zikhona Valela @valavoosh]

Okay so let's talk about the Beast of Soweto, Theuns Swanepoel who died on this day in 1998. Trained by the French who dealt with the Algerian liberation movement, he was a skilled torturer, founding member of Koevoet. He ordered the shooting of children on 16 June.

[Mo @mojrdev]

Bruh.

[Lazlo Passemiers @Lazlo_P]

@vmtgwande @mininghistory Through Professor Nyamunda

[Lazlo Passemiers @Lazlo_P]

@RaberRichard @IndianaUniv Congratulations Richard. Very well done.