Public lectures
Russel Botman Memorial Lecture
Tuesday, 18 October
The Russel Botman Memorial Lecture, celebrating the life of Prof Hayman Russel Botman, takes place annually in October, on or close to his birthday (18 October). The lecture is hosted by the Faculty of Theology in collaboration with the Curatoria of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa and the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa as well as the Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology and the Russel Botman Bursary Fund (RBBF).
The 2022 Russel Botman Memorial Lecture will take place on Tuesday, 18 October and on the occasion of this lecture, the new recipients of the RBBF will be introduced. We encourage you to make a gift to sustain the legacy of Russel Botman by visiting: https://www.givengain.com/cc/rbbf/
Visit https://russelbotman.com/ for more information. Alternatively, get in touch with Marita Snyman at maritasnyman@sun.ac.za or +27 21 808 2538.
Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert Honorary Lecture
Monday, 28 March
The Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert Honorary Lecture, which aims to stimulate critical and challenging dialogue about our country and the continent, is hosted annually by the Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert (FVZS) Institute for Student Leadership Development with the financial support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
In 2022, this annual lecture takes place on Monday, 28 March as a virtual (online) engagement. This will allow for more alumni — local and international — to join this special occasion.
Get in touch with Heidi October at heidioctober@sun.ac.za or call +27 21 808 2312 for further information. Alternatively, visit: http://www.sun.ac.za/english/learning-teaching/student-affairs/student-leadership/fvzs
Anton Lubowski Memorial Lecture
Monday, 12 September
The annual lecture is presented to honour the memory of Anton Theodor Eberhard August Lubowski, a Namibian anti-apartheid activist and advocate who was assassinated outside his home in Windhoek on 12 September 1989. At the time of his death, Lubowski was a member of the Windhoek Bar.
Anton Lubowski was a Stellenbosch student and a Simonsberg resident in the seventies. He initially enrolled at SU in 1972 for a BCom degree but transferred to a BA Law degree in 1973 and graduated in March 1976.
The theme of the lecture annually is around social justice in society today.
For more information contact dfvandyk@sun.ac.za.
