2019, issue 43, Babalwa Magoqwana and Malehoko Tshoaedi: South African sociology is part of the bigger Higher Education system, which is grappling with delinking itself from colonial and apartheid legacies. In this context, sociology emerged as part of the white apartheid project with its first Professor Hendrik Verwoerd (apartheid architecture). Since an inclusive Sociological Association was established in 1993, South African sociology has changed in numbers and demographics. Today, the South African Sociological Association (SASA) hosts annual congresses with more than 200 delegates each year.