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Heinrich Willemse

Heinrich Stephen Samuel Willemse

Nickname: 'Hein'

Afrikaans Literature Professor, board member & trustee of various organisations


Born 18-09-1957 in Cape Province

President: International Society for Oral Literatures of Africa (ISOLA), USA; Director: Naspers group, Cape Town, RSA; Vice-Chair: Welkom Trust, Cape Town, RSA; Editor-in-chief: Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association, Pretoria, RSA;

Contact details

O: (012) 420-4075


Heinrich Willemse's Professional details

Current Position(s)

President | International Society for Oral Literatures of Africa (ISOLA)
United States of America | 2006 - present
Editor-in-chief | Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association
Pretoria, RSA | 2003 - present
Independent Non-Executive Director | Naspers Limited
Cape Town, RSA | 2002 - present
Professor & Head | Department of Afrikaans |
Pretoria, RSA | 2000 - present
Vice-Chair | Welkom Trust
Cape Town, RSA | 1998 - present

Previous Position(s)

Chair | Western Cape Cultural Commission
Cape Town, RSA | 1999 - 2000
Director | Shoma Educational Trust
Johannesburg, RSA | 1998 - 2000
Chief Executive | OLM Communications
Cape Town, RSA | 1996 - 2000
Director | J.P. van der Walt Publishers
Pretoria, RSA | 1997 - 1998
Member | Language Plan Task Group (Langtag) (DACST)
Pretoria | 1996 - 1996
Chair | National Language Project
Cape Town, RSA | 1991 - 1994

Educational history

Tertiary

University of South Africa

Completed 2002

Master of Business Leadership (MBL)

University of the Western Cape

Completed 1996

Doctor Litterarum

University of the Western Cape

Completed 1984

Masters of Arts (Cum Laude)

University of the Western Cape

Completed 1979

BA (Honours) Cum Laude

University of the Western Cape

Completed 1978

BA (Law)

Achievements

Awards

Insig Afrikaans Kanna Onbeperk | Klein Karoo Arts Festival

Cape Heritage Merit Award | Western Cape Provincial Government

Honorary Fellow in Writing | University of Iowa

Rotary Leadership Award | Rotary South Africa

Curry Foundation Award | Curry Foundation

media exposure

Book | Protea Book House | 2007

Author

Essays | Kwela | 2000

Editor

Short stories | Kwela | 1999

Editor

Collected essays | UWC | 1997

co-editor

Collected writings | Taurus | 1989

co-editor

Journalism & interviews | Taurus | 1986

Co-editor

Collected essays | UWC | 1986

Co-editor

Poetry | Blac | 1983

Author

Activities

Memberships

International Society for Oral Literatures of Africa

Executive member, 2004 - present

African Literature Association (ALA)

Member, 2000 - present

Afrikaans Literature Society

Member, 1990 - present

Literator Society

Member, 1990 - present

Maatschappij der Lettere, Leiden, The Netherlands

Member, 1990 - present

community

Legal Aid Clinic

Councillor, 1978 - 1979


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