Events of the past offer lessons for the present

One of the most fateful events which occurred in South African history- the assassination of Prime Minister Dr. Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd - becomes the topic of a public dialogue at the Iziko South African Museum on Wednesday 13 August 2008 at 18h00.

Dr. Wilhelm Verwoerd, former researcher on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Zuleiga Adams, scholar and researcher at UWC, will focus on this momentous deed of 6 September 1966, as the point of departure for a discussion entitled ‘Uncovering history: engaging the past in order to live better in the present’. Dr Verwoerd, considered the major architect of apartheid, was stabbed to death by court messenger Dimitrio Tsafendas during a parliamentary sitting.

Through this dialogue, Iziko Museums hope to contribute towards the country’s collective memory, social cohesion, nation building and, ultimately, reconciliation.

Entry to the event is free.

For further information, contact Wandile Goozen Kasibe at 021 481 3804/13 or email: wkasibe@iziko.org.za or publicprogs@iziko.org.za

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