He is working in the field of Pietermaritzburg's political history, conducting interviews, preparing displays, organising tours and collecting such items as posters, banners, and T-shirts. He is helping to preserve Pietermaritzburg's local heritage. The department of Historical Studies at the University of Natal in Pietermaritzburg offers courses in both History and Economic History. The first year courses are both broad survey courses in world history, covering processes of change in various parts of the globe. At this time of transition, reconstruction and development in our country, the first year History and Economic History courses offer crucial comparative and critical insights into processes of change.
History is a recognised school teaching subject.
It is also an excellent training for a variety of jobs and professions which rely heavily on the skills of communication, presentation, argument, and organisation of evidence. You can find people with a history training who occupy top jobs in government, in business and, of course, in the education sector. Without a sense of the past we cannot fully understand the present and the possibilities of the future. Preoccupations in the present shape how we interpret the past. Through a lively grappling with these issues, history broadens our perspectives and offers distinctive ways of developing critical thinking.