Edward Webster, a South African intellectual, teacher, and activist, passed away at the age of 82. He was known for his great energy and integrity, and his contributions to various fields. Despite his commitment to the university, he found it disappointing in terms of social justice.
Edward Webster : South Africa n intellectual, teacher, activist, a man of great energy and integrity, and the life and soul of any party Eddie Webster (82), sociologist and emeritus professor at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa , who died on 5 March 2024, lived a huge life, applying himself to many different arenas with great energy and insight. His achievements are quite extraordinary.
He was an intellectual, a teacher, a leader, an activist for social change, a builder of institutions, a rugby player and jogger, a man of great energy and integrity, and the life and soul of any party.or with South Africa’s new democratic government. It was important to get your hands dirty working for change, he always said, but as important to retain your autonomy and intellectual integrity. This held for the university itself, an institution to which he was wholly committed but at the same time found deeply disappointing when it came to social justice. His life was shaped by these kinds of tension
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