“The eternal theme of a victim who hollers from the depths of a pit for the tyrant to lower a ladder for him just won’t do. We still have to make the transition in our minds, from the status of bleeding victim to that of the proactive initiator who knows what changes he wants.”  Es’kia Mphahlele - 1993

EDUCATION

• 1968 - PhD University of Denver - USA: Novel: The Wanderers.
• 1957 - MA University of South Africa with distinction
• 1955 - BA University of South Africa: (Honours)English
• 1943 - Joint Matriculation Board, University of South Africa
• 1940 - Teacher’s Certificate, Adams College, Natal, South Africa

 
HONORARY DEGREES

• 1982 - Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Pennsylvania, USA
• 1983 - Honorary Degree, Doctor of Literature, University of Natal, S.A.
  
• 1986 - Honorary Degree, Doctor of Literature, Rhodes University, S.A.
• 1994 - Honorary Degree, Humane Letters, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
• 1995 - Honorary Degree, Literature, University of the North, S.A.
• 1997 - Honorary Degree, Literature & Philosophy, University of S.A. (UNISA)
  
• 1998 - Honorary Degree, Literature in Philosophy, University of Venda
• 1999 - Honorary Degree, Humane Letters, University of Denver, USA
  
• 2002 - Honorary Degree, Literature in Philosophy, University Pretoria, S.A.
• 2004 - Honorary Degree, Literature, University of Cape Town, S.A.