Derek Charles Catsam

Feb 14, 2024 | routledge.com | Derek Charles Catsam

This book explores anti-apartheid movements on university and college campuses across Africa and the United States in the 1970s and 1980s. In the wake of the March 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa, the country’s apartheid policies drew increasing critical international attention. By the 1970s, South Africa found itself isolated due to growing sporting, economic and cultural boycotts.

Nov 13, 2023 | africasacountry.com | Lee Nxumalo |Derek Charles Catsam |Simon Taylor

The 2023 Rugby World Cup is encapsulated by the iconic image of Cheslin Kolbe, anxiously covering his face during those nerve-wracking final minutes when South Africa’s Springboks desperately hung on to a precarious 12-11 lead against their arch-rivals, New Zealand. It was a familiar tale for this team during this tournament: another hard-fought victory, another grudge match settled by the slimmest of margins. In those tense moments, there is a wave of despair that braces for the worst.