Rugby, Resistance and Politics: How Dan Qeqe Helped Shape the History of Port Elizabeth

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Buntu Siwisa

Rugby, Resistance and Politics

How Dan Qeqe Helped Shape the History of Port Elizabeth

Buntu Siwisa

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Routledge
30 January 2025

Regional studies; African history; Comparative politics; Sports & outdoor recreation

Buntu Swisa has written a vivid biography of Dan Qeqe, the legendary sportsman, powerbroker and pioneer of black rugby and the liberation of sport. His book examines the complex and questionable relationships that Qeqe had with the enemies of non-racial sport, which cemented his power base. Siwisa tells the story of Qeqe’s life and times and at the same time has written a social and political biography of Port Elizabeth—a people’s history of Port Elizabeth. As much as Qeqe was a local legend, his achievements had national repercussions and, indeed, continue to this day.

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By: Buntu Siwisa
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 603g
ISBN: 9781032535333
ISBN 10: 1032535334
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 30 January 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Abbreviations and acronyms Acknowledgements Introduction PART ONE (1820–1971) Chapter 1: The History of Black Rugby (1820–1955): The Age of Innocence Chapter 2: The History of Black Rugby (1956–1971): The Age of Politics PART TWO (1929–1971) Chapter 3: Qeqe Begins (1929–1950s): The Roots Chapter 4: Qeqe in Port Elizabeth (1950s–1971) PART THREE (1971–2005) Chapter 5: The Accidental Birth of the KwaZakhele Rugby Union (1950s–1971) Chapter 6: ‘Up Kwaru!’ Chapter 7: Building eDan Qeqe Chapter 8: The First Implosion (1977) Chapter 9: … and the Second Implosion (1982) Chapter 10: Qeqe and Port Elizabeth in the 1970s Chapter 11: Qeqe and Port Elizabeth in the 1980s Chapter 12: Qeqe Rests: The Legacy Notes Index

Buntu Siwisa obtained his D.Phil in Politics and International Relations from the University of Oxford. He was a Research Fellow at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) at the University of Johannesburg. The book is a product of JIAS’s ‘African Biographies Project’.