Hendrik Verwoerd completed a Doctorate in Psychology which he passed cum laude at Stellenbosch in 1925. His thesis was curiously titled "Die Afstomping van die Gemoedsaandoeninge" (The Blunting of the Emotions).
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Then off he went to study and lecture in Germany in 1926, during the years where the You Know What Went Down There was firmly entrenching and establishing itself. When he got back, guess who was appointed on the chair of Applied Psychology and Psycho Technique at Stellenbosch University? Six years later, he became Professor of Sociology and Social Work.
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Social work exposed him to politics, but first the next machine he went to study and master: media and propaganda.
He was the very first editor of Die Transvaler, a publication that thrived on populism and protectionism under the guise of reporting on the “sentiments of most South Africans”.
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Elections 1948. MP. First post: Minister of Native Affairs under Malan. It’s the only ministerial post he held in that government until he became Prime Minister in 1958. Between 1950 and 1953, he drafted 32 (THIRTY TWO) bills related to Native Affairs. In 8 years, he implemented all of them and more.
Next stop: the big office at the Union Buildings and the rest is history…
SN: After Excel, history and pattern recognition will change your life 😎
The older I’ve gotten, the more important this has become. It’s literally not even about degrees. How empathetic are you? How curious are you about the world? When confronted with something you don’t understand is your first impulse to learn more or to reject/mock it?
Just saw a video of a lady who got married this year April 25 and filed for divorce this year June 15 after her husband beat her on June 14.
She also had him arrested.
I’m proud of her tbh ❤️
Bongani: "If she has insecurities, then its your job to create an environment where they do not exist." Portia has the sweetest guy at her disposal, and she doesn't even realise it. #MarriedAtFirstSightMzansi