Author JONATHAN JANSEN, Distinguished Professor, Stellenbosch University PROFESSOR Jaap Durand, who passed away on January 24, was appointed the first-ever vice-rector of the University of the Western Cape in 1980. These were turbulent times in South Africa. The momentum against apartheid was growing as workers launched strike action and students took to the streets in protest. The state, for its part, intensified its efforts to crush all opposition. One of the striking images being used on social media following his death shows him walking steadfastly alongside his protesting black comrades, including other leading academics in the anti-apartheid struggle. The suited…