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Sol Plaatje Sol T Plaatje was born near Boshoff in 1876 and was educated at Pniel. He was one of the foremost black leaders of his generation in South Africa. He was a prominent spokesperson interacting regularly with government officials in both South Africa and in Britain. He was a court interpreter in Mafeking (now Mafekeng) and became the editor of two newspapers published both in English and Setswana. His pioneering journalism brought him to the attention of his peers and he became the first general secretary of the African National Congress, founded in 1912. He was a significant writer and wrote among others The Siege of Mafeking in 1984 and Native Life in South Africa. He was the first person to have the future anthem Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika recorded. In later life he translated several of Shakespeare's classic works into Tswana. He dies in 1932 in Kimberley. Extras Reviews, News & Interviews: