Alf Wannenburgh
South African author, journalist, conservationist, and anti-apartheid activist (1936–2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alfred John Wannenburgh III (2 December 1936 – 18 December 2010) was a South African author, journalist, conservationist, and anti-apartheid activist from Cape Town.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] His early political writings which began in 1961/62 cemented his career as a left-wing protest writer in the radical pan-African literary scene and led him, Richard Rive, and Jan Hoogendyk to form what Grant Farred called the "Western Cape Protest School" constituted by Wannenburgh, Rive, Alex La Guma, and James Matthews—who occasionally met at Hoogendyk's Rondebosch home.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Wannenburgh attended both Rondebosch Boys' Preparatory School and Rondebosch Boys' High School and received his undergraduate degree in Cultural Anthropology, African History, and Political Philosophy from the University of Cape Town (UCT).[17][18][19][20] His career in journalism began in 1961 and ended in 2010. He worked for many years as a foreign correspondent or stringer for America's Associated Press and Britain's The Guardian.[21][22] Domestically, he was also a columnist, feature writer, and sub-editor for the Cape Times, Weekend Argus, and Sunday Times in particular, from 1984 to 2010, while taking several research sabbaticals in-between.[23][24]
Alf Wannenburgh | |
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Born | Alfred John Wannenburgh (1936-12-02)2 December 1936 |
Died | 18 December 2010(2010-12-18) (aged 74) Dartmouth, Muizenberg, Cape Town |
Nationality | South African |
Education | Rondebosch Boys' High School |
Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, Author, Conservationist, & Anti-Apartheid Activist |
Years active | 1961–2010 |
Political party | South African Communist Party |
Spouse | Celeste Matthews Wannenburgh (m. 1992) |
Children | 1 |
Parents |
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Relatives | Maggie Laubser (cousin) |