Roger Webster was a well-known voice to South African Audiences - he has been broadcasting his “Fireside Chats” on SAFM for the last 10 years. Roger’s historical and anecdotal tales based on the true history of South Africa, and not what we were taught in school, have made him a controversial and sought after speaker on the South African circuit. His talks range from ancient aboriginal tales, the many slants on the history of South Africa prior to Jan van Riebeck to modern day issues including the land claims and land distribution and the renaming of streets.
While Roger was predominantly a South African historian, his bent lay in the telling of stories, not so much of the factual dates and information, but rather placing an emphasis on the Roger Webster was a well-known voice to South African Audiences - he has been broadcasting his “Fireside Chats” on SAFM for the last 10 years. Roger’s historical and anecdotal tales based on the true history of South Africa, and not what we were taught in school, have made him a controversial and sought after speaker on the South African circuit. His talks range from ancient aboriginal tales, the many slants on the history of South Africa prior to Jan van Riebeck to modern day issues including the land claims and land distribution and the renaming of streets.
While Roger was predominantly a South African historian, his bent lay in the telling of stories, not so much of the factual dates and information, but rather placing an emphasis on the deeds performed by the people that have made our country what it is today. He believed that many heroic deeds, by both black and white South Africans have been forgotten, or, for political reasons have been brushed under the carpet. Roger Webster had an uncanny nose for stories and travelled South Africa’s cities, towns and dorps researching, developing and fleshing out the tales that make a nation remember who it is, and where it came from.
With the onset of land reform, Roger covered many aspects of what actually happened in bygone times which perhaps have coloured our present perceptions, and he pulled no punches.
He died unexpectedly from an injury and septicemia in January 2020....more
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