Guest : Patric Tariq Mellet

He's a name that's omnipresent in Cape Town, and South Africa.
He schools, monuments, high streets named in his honour.
But he's probably the most maligned figure in South African history.
We're talking Jan Van Riebeek.
And as we remember from our old history books.
The man sent to set up a refreshment station at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652.
We're not having this conversation to hold any tribute to the man.
But I think we need to find out why after more than 350 years, Jan van Riebeek remains
this presense in South African culture, in our political references.
And we're joined by our resigned History and Heritage Activist Patric Tariq Mellet.

Guest : Patric Tariq Mellet He's a name that's omnipresent in Cape Town, and South Africa. He schools, monuments, high streets named in his honour. But he's probably the most maligned figure in South African history. We're talking Jan Van Riebeek. And as we remember from our old history books. The man sent to set up a refreshment station at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. We're not having this conversation to hold any tribute to the man. But I think we need to find out why after more than 350 years, Jan van Riebeek remains this presense in South African culture, in our political references. And we're joined by our resigned History and Heritage Activist Patric Tariq Mellet.

Get the best of both worlds with Lester Kiewit, a writer for the Mail & Guardian by day and presenter by night. Rather than looking back at the news of the day, explore new subjects and new perspectives.

Get the best of both worlds with Lester Kiewit, a writer for the Mail &amp; Guardian by day and presenter by night. Rather than looking back at the news of the day, explore new subjects and new perspectives.

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