Professor John Barratt: A Tribute

Abstract

Under the stewardship of his predecessors, Louis Kraft and Gordon Lawrie, the SAIIA had established a modest presence in the public life of the country; under Barratt's it grew in stature, becoming -by the time he stepped down -one of the most respected political clearing-houses on the continent.Born and raised in Idutywa, Transkei, Barratt was the son of an Anglican clergyman.His mother was descended from Thomas Bains, who had built many of the country's mountain passes' -something he always claimed