The South African journal Lantern / Lantern: Journal of Knowledge and Culture / Tydskrif vir Volksopleiding was one of the more substantial cultural and educational periodicals of the apartheid era. It occupied an interesting position somewhere between a literary review, an adult education journal and a cultural magazine, carrying essays on history,
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It is appropriate to begin with a declaration of interest: I contributed a chapter on Prynnsberg and supported the publication of this book. That proximity, however, also allows for a fuller appreciation of both its achievements and its limitations. Jackie Kalley, publishing under her Otterley Press
Blue Plaques
This site housed the offices and printing press of Bantu World – the first national publication aimed solely at a black readership, which became the forerunner of Drum Magazine and The Sowetan. Starting in the 1940s, key names in black journalism and literature were involved here, including Selope Tehma, T.D. Mweli Skota, B.W. Vilakazi, S.E. Krune Mqhayi, A.C. Jordan, Peter Abrahams, Henry Nxumalo, Ernest Cole and Aggrey Klaaste.
