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Jakes Gerwel Commemoration Lecture 2023: Dr Imtiaz Sooliman of Gift of the Givers

This is the 11th anniversary of Professor Jakes Gerwel’s passing on 28 November 2012. In honour of his great legacy as educator, liberator, public servant, thinker, writer, editor, patron of the arts, businessperson and family man, every year the Jakes Gerwel Foundation (formed by Mrs Phoebé Gerwel ten years ago) presents the Jakes Gerwel Commemoration Lecture.

This year, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, founder and head of Gift of the Givers, delivered a moving virtual lecture in which he spoke of how spirituality and faith can breach insurmountable obstacles. Dr Sooliman delivered a wake-up call to all South Africans which no one should ignore.

This is a must watch video.

This is the 11th anniversary of Professor Jakes Gerwel's passing on 28 November 2012. In honour of his great legacy as educator, liberator, public servant, thinker, writer, editor, patron of the arts, businessperson and family man - every year the Jakes Gerwel Foundation formed by Mrs Phoebe Gerwel....

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Jakes Gerwel Herdenking/Commemoration 2023: Paulet Huis Video

Paulet Huis the video aired at the Jakes Gerwel Herdenking / Commemoration 2023 event, held at Youngblood-Africa Gallery in Cape Town last Thursday. The video takes you right into the heart of the transformative writing experience Paulet House has become famous for since 2019.

It will certainly get you running for pen, paper and laptop to take your storytelling to the next level. The next level can be found here: https://jgf.org.za/residencies/.

Welcome to Paulet House! Welkom by Paulet Huis.
Bon appétit!!!!

Paulet Huis the video aired at the Jakes Gerwel Herdenking / Commemoration 2023 event, held at Youngblood-Africa Gallery in Cape Town last Thursday. The video takes you right into the heart of the transformative writing experience Paulet House has become famous for since 2019. It will certainly get....

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Today marks the 11th anniversary of Professor Jakes Gerwel's passing from this world.
Here veteran Cape Town journalist Dennis Cruywagen shares his memories of this humble giant of man - educator, liberator, patron of the arts and businessperson. We salute you, Professor Jakes.

"As an extra-parliamentary reporter on Cape Argus during the 1980s, I reported on the insurrection in the Western Cape, particularly in Cape Town and its environs. My reporting often took me to the campus of the University of the Western Cape, where student resistance against apartheid would lead to clashes with brutal security forces. In these encounters, stones were no match against the weapons brandished by the enforcers of unjust laws who, confident that they were above the law, had no qualms about invading the campus to punish.

Jakes was not a big man. But he was a giant when it came to moral courage. How courageous he was when, often with his vice-rector Professor Jaap Durand walking alongside him, he would resolutely confront the riot police. It is a picture that one will always remember Jakes leading, putting himself between the students and physical danger, followed by a throng of students singing freedom songs.

After Nelson Mandela’s release from prison in 1990, Jakes, who was never shy to show and live out his political convictions, sometimes made his official vehicle, a big burgundy BMW, at his disposal. Of course, Jake’s driver drove the vehicle.

Since both men were from the Eastern Cape, and because of the trust, deep respect and appreciation that they had for one another, it did not surprise that Jakes left his beloved UWC to become Director-General of the office of the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, after the country’s inaugural democratic elections. He also served as Secretary of the first Cabinet of the democratic dispensation."

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Remembering Professor Jakes Gerwel Red River Walk is in Manenberg, a township on the Cape Flats. It is one I knew well as a much younger person, a time when it was an area where one could wander around without any trepidation in one’s bones. Dangerous then, it was far…

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Eleven years ago today, we said goodbye to the beloved Prof Jakes Gerwel. In honour of his great legacy we are pleased to share photos of the Jakes Gerwel Commemoration, which took place at Youngblood Africa in Cape Town on 23 November 2023. Dr Imtiaz Sooliman (Gift of the Givers) delivered a moving virtual lecture about spirituality. Other highlights of the evening include musical performances by the SU Jazz Trio and Zolani Mahola, and the announcement of the recipient of the NYC Fellowship, Chase Rhys.

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Dit is vandag 11 jaar sedert die geliefde Prof Jakes Gerwel oorlede is. Om hulde te bring aan hierdie groot gees deel ons graag foto’s van die Jakes Gerwel-herdenking wat op 23 Novemer 2023 by Youngblood Africa in Kaapstad plaasgevind het. Dr Imtiaz Sooliman (Gift of the Givers) het virtueel ’n roerende lesing oor spiritualiteit gelewer. Ander hoogtepunte van die aand sluit in optredes deur die SU Jazz Trio en Zolani Mahola, sowel as die aankondiging van die ontvanger van die NYC Genootskap, Chase Rhys.

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Are you a writer in need of some time away to focus on a writing project? This residency offers just that. | Is jy ’n skrywer wat daarna smag om vir ’n rukkie weg te kom en op ’n skryfprojek te fokus? Hierdie residensie is dalk net die ding vir jou.

The residency includes:

• National return tickets to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), if needed
• Transport between the airport and Somerset East
• A comfortable “room with a view” of your own
• Housekeeping services
• Delicious meals prepared by the Foundation’s resident chef
• Unlimited access to the internet
• Writing space in your room, in quiet spots inside the house and in the garden
• Opportunity to write without the interruption of loadshedding

Aansoeke sluit op 8 Desember 2023. | Applications close on 8 December 2023.

Aansoekbesonderhede | Application details: https://jgf.org.za/event/brussels-to-karoo-brussel-tot-karoo/

📸 Left: Celine Geeurickx / Unsplash (Brussels) | Right: Gys Loubser (Paulet House, Somerset East)