The Afrikaner Broederbond (AB) or simply the Broederbond was an exclusively Afrikaner Calvinist and male secret society in South Africa dedicated to the advancement of the Afrikaner people. It was founded by H. J. Klopper,H. W. van der Merwe,D. H. C. du Plessis and the Rev. Jozua Naudéin 1918 as Jong Zuid Afrika until 1920,when it was renamed the Broederbond. Its influence within South African political and social life came to a climax with the 1948-1994 rule of the white supremacist National Party and its policy of apartheid,which was largely developed and implemented by Broederbond members. Between 1948 and 1994,many prominent figures of Afrikaner political,cultural,and religious life,including every leader of the South African government,were members of the Afrikaner Broederbond.
Stellenbosch University (SU) (Afrikaans:Universiteit Stellenbosch,Xhosa:iYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch,a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant university in Sub-Saharan Africa,which received full university status in 1918. Stellenbosch University designed and manufactured Africa's first microsatellite,SUNSAT,launched in 1999.
Marlene van Niekerk is a South African poet,writer,and academic. She is best known for her novels,the satirical tragicomedy Triomf (1994) and the Hertzog-winning Agaat (2004),which explore themes including the family,the change in power dynamics occasioned by the end of Apartheid,and inequalities of race,gender,and class. Van Niekerk is also an award-winning poet. She writes in her native tongue,Afrikaans,and teaches at Stellenbosch University.
Laurika Rauch,is a South African singer who performs in both Afrikaans and English. She had a hit single in 1979 with Kinders van die Wind,written by Koos du Plessis. The song featured prominently in the Afrikaans television series "Phoenix &Kie" in the late seventies.
Paul Roos Gymnasium is a public,dual medium high school for boys in the town of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape province of South Africa,which opened on 1 March 1866 as Stellenbosch Gymnasium. It is the 12th oldest school in the country.
Johannes du Plessis Scholtz was a South African philologist,art historian,and art collector.
Cromwell Everson was primarily known as a composer during his lifetime. He was brought up as an Afrikaner by his mother,Maria De Wit and father,Robert Everson. He continued this tradition and all his children were brought up as Afrikaners.
Stefans Grové was a South African composer. Before his death the following assessment was made of him:"He is regarded by many as Africa's greatest living composer,possesses one of the most distinctive compositional voices of our time".
Etienne Leroux was an Afrikaans writer and a member of the South African Sestigers literary movement.
The Documentation Centre for Music (DOMUS) forms part of the Special Collections Division of the Music Library within the Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service and is located in the Music Department. Collections acquired through acquisitions,donations or bequests over more than 50 years form the main holdings and are mostly of South African but also of international significance.
Willem Petrus "Willie" Esterhuyse,OLS is an emeritus professor of philosophy and business ethics at the University of Stellenbosch,a columnist and critic of the system of apartheid.
Arnoldus Christiaan Vlok van Wyk was a South African art music composer,one of the first notable generation of such composers along with Hubert du Plessis and Stefans Grové. Despite the strict laws imposed by the Apartheid government during his lifetime,van Wyk's homosexuality was ignored by the authorities throughout his career due to the nationalistic nature of his music.
The Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (SAAWK) is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to promoting science,technology and the arts in Afrikaans,as well as promoting the use and quality of Afrikaans. The Hertzog Prize is awarded annually by the academy for high-quality literary work,while the Havenga prize is awarded annually for original research in the sciences.
Jamestown,also known as Webersvallei plus Mountain View,is a quiet rural settlement on the southern outskirts of Stellenbosch in the Cape Winelands District of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated next to Blaauwklippen Vineyards,on the eastern side of route R44 from Stellenbosch to Somerset West and the Strand coastal resort. The main access from the R44 is via Webersvallei Road,the main road in Jamestown with watererven –long,narrow agricultural plots on the south bank of Blouklip River –on the north side of the road and residential plots on the south side of the road.
Daniel Charl Stephanus Oosthuizen was a South African philosopher,and an early Afrikaner voice against Apartheid. The main direction of his philosophical work lay in the field of epistemology and the philosophy of mind. He was more widely known in South Africa for his moral,political and religious essays,and was described by AndréBrink as a thorn in the flesh of the establishment. He was a confidant of Beyers Naude,who acknowledged him as having been one of the original group whose discussions and thoughts led to the founding of the Christian Institute of Southern Africa,of which he was both a founder member and a member of the Board of Management. He also contributed to the formation of the University Christian Movement.
Anton Carlisle Hartman (1918–1982) was a South African conductor. He was head of music and principal conductor at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and head of music at the University of the Witwatersrand. He became a central figure in art music in South Africa during the mid 20th century.
Peter James Leonard Klatzow was a South African composer and pianist.
Hubert du Plessis OMSG was a South African composer,pianist,and professor of music whose career spanned several decades. Along with Arnold van Wyk and Stefans Grové,du Plessis was one of the foremost South African composers of the 20th century.
The Africa Open Institute for Music,Research and Innovation (AOI) at Stellenbosch University is an interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to music studies. Founded in 2016 by the music scholar and writer Stephanus Muller,the institute provides supervision to postgraduate fellows from a variety of disciplines and functions as an independent research hub in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Its mission is to create an institutional space for scholars and artists that encourages experimentation and risk taking. AOI's community include postgraduate and postdoctoral fellows,extraordinary professors,research associates,composers,performers,sonic residents,archival and heritage practitioners and international partners.
