Joe Schaffers is a former resident of District Six who was forced to move from the area after it was declared for whites only. Schaffers is now an Education Officer in theDistrict Six Museum, where he has worked for 20 years.

In 2022 (twice delayed due to Covid), the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, will award Joe Schaffers, Senior Education Officer of the District Six Museum in Cape Town, South Africa, the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa (Honorary Doctorate).

This afternoon Clarence Ford we welcomed Joe Schaffers as well as Prof Tim Slater to talk more on this auspicious award, have a listen to this…