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'''Joseph Diescho''' (Born [[Andara]], [[Kavango Region]]) is a [[Namibia]]n writer and political analyst. He attended [[Fort Hare University]] in [[South Africa]] where he studied law and political science. During his student days he worked against the apartheid system and was imprisoned in Peddie and East London. Whilst working for a diamond mine company he helped found a worker's union. In 1984 he became a Fulbright scholar at [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]], where he completed his PhD in Political Science in 1992. His dissertation, entitled, "The Role of Education in the Politics of Control in Namibia: 1948-1988," explored the relationship between politics and education in Namibia. |
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He was an award winning television announcer for the programme [[South Africa Now]] on American public television. In 1997-8, he was the founder and presenter of The Big Picture, a weekly economic and political analysis programme on SABC 2. |
He was an award winning television announcer for the programme [[South Africa Now]] on American public television. In 1997-8, he was the founder and presenter of The Big Picture, a weekly economic and political analysis programme on SABC 2. |
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| Born | April 10, 1955 |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, political analyst |
Joseph Diescho (Born Andara, Kavango Region) is a Namibian writer and political analyst. He attended Fort Hare University in South Africa where he studied law and political science. During his student days he worked against the apartheid system and was imprisoned in Peddie and East London. Whilst working for a diamond mine company he helped found a worker's union. In 1984 he became a Fulbright scholar at Columbia University in New York City, where he completed his PhD in Political Science in 1992. His dissertation, entitled, "The Role of Education in the Politics of Control in Namibia: 1948-1988," explored the relationship between politics and education in Namibia.
He was an award winning television announcer for the programme South Africa Now on American public television. In 1997-8, he was the founder and presenter of The Big Picture, a weekly economic and political analysis programme on SABC 2.
His novel Born of the Sun was published in the U.S. in 1988 and his second novel Troubled Waters was published in 1993. He is one of Namibia's very few native born novelists.
He is currently the director of the International Relations and Partnerships Office at UNISA.
References
- Profile of Joseph Diescho. Contemporary Africa Database, 2003. [1]
- "Joseph Diescho". Contemporary Authors, Gale, 2002.
- Diescho, Joseph, with Celeste Wallin. Born of the Sun: a Namibian Novel. New York: Friendship Press, 1988.
- Diescho, Joseph. Troubled Waters: A Novel. 1993. Windhoek, Namibia: Gamsberg Macmillan Publishers.