Wilhelm Verwoerd

Wilhelm Johannes Verwoerd (born 21 February 1964) is a South African facilitator and researcher based at Stellenbosch University and a social activist. The grandson of Hendrik Verwoerd, known as the architect of the apartheid regime, Verwoerd has disavowed the views with which his family is widely associated and joined the ANC. an Oxford MA automatically awarded after reading for a BA in PPE from the University of Oxford and a PhD in Applied Ethics from the University of Johannesburg. This brought strife with his own family.

Personal life Verwoerd married Melanie van Niekerk in 1987, with whom he had two children. They divorced in 2005. Wilhelm later married his second wife Sharon, who is Australian.

Select publications Books Wilhelm Verwoerd (1996). Viva Verwoerd?: kronieke van 'n keuse. Human & Rousseau. Wilhelm Verwoerd (2018). Bloedbande: 'n Donker tuiskoms. Tafelberg. Wilhelm Verwoerd (2019). Verwoerd: My Journey through Family Betrayals. Tafelberg.

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