The Oral History Association of South Africa, in partnership with the national Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and the Northern Cape Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, will host the 19th annual national oral history conference in Kuruman from Monday to Friday.
THE ORAL History Association of South Africa (Ohasa), in partnership with the national Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and the Northern Cape Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, will host the 19th annual national oral history conference at the Thabo Moorosi Multi-purpose Centre in Kuruman from Monday to Friday.
The Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nocawe Mafu, and the MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture, Desery Fienies, will officially open the conference, while dignitaries include Ohasa president Professor Sekgothe Mokgoatšsana.
Department of Sport, Arts and Culture spokesperson Morapedi Sekhoane said this year’s conference would bring scholars together to discuss lessons learnt during the Covid-19 pandemic and how it influenced society.
“The pandemic caused major disruptions and challenged South Africans and the world to question its origins, ways to avoid infection and treatment. It also taught the world creative ways of providing treatment, questions were asked about the efficacy of scientific and traditional health systems along with innovative ways of mourning and burial. In the confusion and fear, those in various leadership positions also took advantage of their followers,” said Sekhoane.
He added that papers presented by scholars would be used to build an archive for present and future generations.
