Author: Etienne

At the opening of Zuid-Afrikahuis, Amsterdam, with amongst others the South African ambassador to the Netherlands, Bruce Koloane (front row).

Research trip to Budapest, Hungary.

In the refurbished Zuid-Afrikahuis, Amsterdam, two days before the official opening. With Bun Booyens, editor of Cape daily Die Burger. The research centre was re-opened on Thursday, February 11th after extensive renovations. It houses the largest South African library outside SA’s borders, offers seminars and discussions, is a home to researchers, and administers a large digital archive.

Lee-Ann van Rooi in the kykNET episode on The Long Silence of Mario Salviati.

KykNET, SA TV channel, offered an episode on The Long Silence of Mario Salviati. Pictured is the cover of the latest Afrikaans edition of the novel.

In kykNET’s episode on The Long Silence of Mario Salviati. Actors Jana Cilliers, June van Merch and Nicole Holm.

Visiting, with daughters Imke and Menán, Olive Schreiner’s grave on Buffelskop, Cradock, South Africa.

Visiting the Kamdebo, South Africa, for research. In the background: Toorberg (see Ancestral Voices).

The online community www.litnet.co.za (which includes peer-reviewed accredited academic research published in LitNet’s node LitNet Akademies) received an ATKV feather for “exceptional contribution to the art of the word”. Here founder-editor Etienne van Heerden receives the “Veertjie” (Feather) from Japie Gouws, executive director of the ATKV. Photo: Naomi Bruwer