Ramahlale yo a Lebetsego : Kanegelo ya Saul Sithole by Lerato Trok (Sepedi)

‘Ye ke puku ya tutuetšo ye e tlogo hlohleletša boramahlale ba baswa ba mahlalagading go loutša dikgahlego tša bona le go latela mošomo wa tša mahlale ka lerato, ba ka nepiša go dinonyana, diamuši, difosili goba makala a mangwe a tša phapano ya bophelo planeteng ya rena ye bohlokwa, e lego lefase.’ – moProfesara Francis Thackeray

Ramahlale yo a Lebetšwego: Kanegelo ya Saul Sithole ke kanegelo ye e sa anegwago ya ramahlale wa mothomoso wa ketapele yo a bilego le kabelo ye kgolo go tša anthoropolotši le onitholotši Afrika Borwa. Saul Sithole o be a ikgafi le tiroatleng ya gagwe ka fao le boima bja aparteite bo paletšwe ke go mo emiša go fana ka mengwaga ye 62 ya bophelo bja gagwe lefaseng la tša mahlale la dinonyana le difosili. Saul ga se a ka a fi wa temogo ya semmušo ye e mo swanetšego – go fi hla gabjale. Puku ye e kgonthiša kabelo ya gagwe, e abelana ka mošomo wa bophelo bja gagwe gape e ala kanegelo ye e tlo tutuetšago meloko ya boramahlale ya ka moso.

English translation

Unrecognised, ignored and forgotten. The Forgotten Scientist: The Story of Saul Sithole is the untold story of a pioneering black scientist who made a great contribution to the fields of anthropology and ornithology in South Africa. Saul Sithole was so committed to his craft that even the weight of apartheid did not stop him from giving 62 years of his life to the scientific world of birds and fossils.

Saul never received the official recognition he deserved until now. This book validates his contribution, sharing his life’s work and laying out a story that will inspire future generations of scientists. This book would not have been possible without the support of Biblionef and funding from the National Heritage Council.