Author Archives: Marthinus

The following is a speech Olive Schreiner which was read at a meeting of South African Women at Somerset East on October 12, 1900. At the time she was ill and could not do so herself.   I deeply regret that … Continue reading →

By MARTHINUS VAN BART In July 2011 the world media took prominent notice of the official visit to Ireland of the British queen, Elizabeth II. This should have been a non-event for the media, as Ireland has been a colony of … Continue reading →

By TREVOR EMSLIE A few weeks ago, at a rather grand garden party in Bishopscourt, I fleetingly bumped into an acquaintance who is an attorney.  Seeing me, he stopped and told me, fairly abruptly, how he had recently discovered Leipoldt’s … Continue reading →

By MARTHINUS VAN BART A remarkable Anglo-Boer War anthology, Songs of the Veld and Other Poems, which was published in 1902 in London and subsequently banned in South Africa, was conceptualized in Cape Town, South Africa, during the Anglo-Boer War … Continue reading →

BY MARTHINUS VAN BART “War is always a dangerous thing and brings with it destruction and devastation. Therefore it should not be resorted to rashly but should only be used as a last resort. The basis of action of the … Continue reading →

  By IZIKO MUSEUMS It is mentioned on the old National Monuments Council plaque outside the front door of Bertram House that, “This early nineteenth century Georgian brick house is the only remaining example in Cape Town of a type … Continue reading →