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Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje
Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje was born on 9 October 1876 in the Boshof district of the Orange Free State. His parents were Christians who belonged to the Setswana-speaking Barolong tribe. About the time he was born, his parents moved to the Pniel mission station of the Lutheran Berlin Mission Society, near Barkly West, and it was there that Plaatje received his only formal education, a few years in the elementary grades. He remained at Pniel for several years as an assistant teacher, studying further with the aid of the missionaries. In 1894 he went to Kimberley, where he found work as a postman, continued his private studies, and eventually distinguished himself on the civil service examinations. On the eve of the Boer War he was sent to Mafeking as an interpreter, and during the siege of Mafeking in 1899 - 1900 he acted as both court interpreter and clerk to the Mafeking administrator of Native affairs. He was proficient in at least eight languages, including German and Dutch, as well as English and all the major African vernaculars.
Advancement in the
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The Order of Luthuli in Gold
Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje (1876 - 1932) Awarded for:
Dedicating his adult life to the cause of restoring the dignity of oppressed South Africans and exceptional contribution to the struggle for a free and democratic South Africa.
Profile of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje
Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje was born in 1876 on a farm in the Boshof district in the Orange Free State. He received his mission education at Pniel where he remained for several years as an assistant teacher while studying further. In 1894, he departed for Kimberley where he sat for, and distinguished himself, in the Civil Service examinations.
Advancement in the Civil Service being closed to him, and with a natural affinity for words, Plaatje turned to journalism. He established the first Setswana-English weekly, Koranta ea Becoana, which he edited for seven years in Mafikeng until it went out of business. With new financial backers, he opened the Tsala ea Becoana, (later renamed Tsala ea batho) in Kimberley. Plaatje was a prolific writer and contributed many articles to other papers
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Sol Plaatje
South African politician, writer and linguist
Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje (9 October 1876 – 19 June 1932) was a South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator and writer. Plaatje was a founding member and first General Secretary of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), which became the African National Congress (ANC). The Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, which includes the city of Kimberley, is named after him, as is the Sol Plaatje University in that city, which opened its doors in 2014.[3]
Early life
Plaatje was born in Doornfontein near Boshof, Orange Free State (now Free State Province, South Africa), the sixth of eight sons. His grandfather's name was Selogilwe Mogodi (1836-1881) but his employer, the Boer farmer Groenewald, nicknamed him Plaatje ('Picture') in 1856 and the family started using this as a surname. His parents Johannes and Martha were members of the Tswana nation. They were Christians and worked for missionaries at mission stations in South Africa. When Solomon was four, the family moved
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