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We've learnt a great deal since South Africa's biggest quake 50 years ago
The 1969 earthquake did a huge amount of damage in Tulbagh. From the archive of Fagan Architects Ray Durrheim, University…
The disturbing account of a black baby thrown into boiling water and flogged to death by slave-ship captain
Voyages in transatlantic slave trade Pic Credit: independent.co.uk Today, many Africans are still living with memories of the pains…
Be excellent: how ancient virtues can guide our responses to the climate crisis
What would Socrates say about coal mining? Or recycling? www.shutterstock.com Roger Crisp, Australian Catholic University As world chiefs and youth…
Archive documents reveal the US and UK's role in the dying days of apartheid
Newly elected South African president Nelson Mandela and deputy president Frederik De Klerk in May 1994. EPA/Nic Bothma Sue Onslow,…
The forgotten story of Guzman-McMillan, 9/11’s last survivor who was trapped in rubble for 27 hours
For 27 hours, as the world came to the reality of what is now one of the darkest moments in…
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Why South Africa should seriously consider taxing its wealthy citizens
Johannesburg’s economic hub, Sandton, lies right next to the sprawling and extremely poor Alexandra township. Paul Saad/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Ingrid…
The road to reconciliation starts with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Apologies without clear policy shift are typically rejected as ‘empty gestures.’ Here, more than 100 Indigenous people march on Parliament…
Xenophobia: time for cool heads to prevail in Nigeria and South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, left, with his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari in late August in Japan. GCIS/Flickr, CC BY-SA…
Why Corruption Persists In Nigeria - Prof. Lumumba
He said as managers of the treasury, the role of accountants and auditors in the fight against corruption was very…
Ex-president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe dies aged 95
The ex-president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has passed away at the age of 95 in Singapore where he had been seeking…
