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A Journey through South African History

History
4.8 out of 5 Average rating

Being able to pick and choose activities and either attend at the specified time or watch a recording later suits me perfectly.

Susan
, reviewed on 10 Oct 2022

Entertaining and instructive presentations by knowledgeable speakers.

Margaret
, reviewed on 18 Nov 2022
  • DURATION 60 mins
  • HOW TO ATTEND Attendance is live via Zoom
4.8 out of 5 Average rating

Being able to pick and choose activities and either attend at the specified time or watch a recording later suits me perfectly.

Susan
, reviewed on 10 Oct 2022

Entertaining and instructive presentations by knowledgeable speakers.

Margaret
, reviewed on 18 Nov 2022

Event Description

In August 1994, the year of the election of Nelson Mandela as president of the Republic of South Africa, Chris Forse undertook a car journey from Johannesburg through South Africa’s history as that history was being written. Through the battlefields of the Xhosa, Zulu and Boer Wars his journey took him to the township of Soweto and to Cape Town and to Robben Island where Mandela was imprisoned. He describes encounters with people, some full of hope and others of despair. He will also describe a second visit in 2001 and the disappointment of not meeting his hero, Nelson Mandela.

  • Duration: 60 mins
  • Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (no replay available)
Chris Forse

Meet the Host, Chris

Chris Forse is a retired teacher and administrator who spent 33 years in Hong Kong where he was also a sometime columnist and radio panel guest. He has travelled widely, enjoys travel photography and self-publishing and is a reputed speaker on travel, history and politics in the Midlands where he was for six years chairman of one of England’s largest U3As. He has produced several talks for Rest Less including his travel experiences in North America and China, and on the history of the Lake District.

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