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There is no lack of histories of early state systems, kingdoms and empires; labour and mining; land alienation; urban social formations; and many others. The 27 SP th sp Biennial Conference of the Southern African Historical Society (SAHS) came at a time of deepening uncertainty in Southern Africa broadly, with implications for its academe and particularly for historical studies in South Africa. 2 See, for instance, a statement of the UCT History Honours students decrying how the History Department staff watched from the sidelines while their institution engaged in propaganda about the Rhodes statue and other transformation issues: UCT (University of Cape Town) Students to the Academics of the Department of Historical Studies, UCT: Statement on University Crisis, 7 October 2016, http://www.historicalstudies.uct.ac.za/hst/news/historical-studies-honours-class-letter-to-the-department-7-october-2016 accessed 23 December 2020. [Extracted from the article]