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Why wearing traditional dress will always be political

For many on the continent and among the diaspora, navigating multiple identities via cultural attire is a birthright, but it can create some complications

The Guardian - UK

A macabre dispute has kept the body of Zambia's former president unburied for months

A bitter feud in Zambia has left former President Edgar Lungu’s body unburied in a South African funeral home for more than eight months

The Independent UK

Harry Oppenheimer biography shows the South African mining magnate’s hand in economic policies

In Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty, his outstanding biography of the South African mining magnate who died in 2000, Michael Cardo shows that there is still mileage to be made in the study of dead white males who played a role in the making of South Africa. Based on…

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Kissinger at 100: How his ‘sordid’ diplomacy in Africa fuelled war in Angola and prolonged apartheid

Historians say the involvement in Africa of the former US secretary of state, who is 100 this week, drew the US into Angola’s war and aided apartheid after the Soweto uprising

The Guardian - UK

Princess Anne: 7 things you may not know about the Princess Royal

The late Queen’s daughter is known for her quick wit and dry humour

The Independent UK

Princess Anne: 7 things you may not know about the Princess Royal

The late Queen’s daughter is known for her quick wit and dry humour

The Independent UK

Russia rekindles old friendship with South Africa, its ally against apartheid

The recent announcement that the South African, Russian and Chinese navies will conduct joint exercises off the east coast of South Africa between February 17 and 27, has alarmed the United States. Washington has condemned the decision as the exercises would appear to compromise South African neutrality in the diplomatic…

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Tanzania and Zambia want to upgrade the 'Uhuru Railway' – but can they?

Half a century ago, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (Tazara) stood out as a crucial symbol of Africa’s struggle for independence. The 1,860km-long railway connects Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia with Dar es Salaam at the Indian Ocean.

The Conversation

‘Much more than a figurehead’: how the Queen was the beating heart of the Commonwealth

The monarch immersed herself in Commonwealth matters and relished her role in binding its nations together

The Guardian - UK

Princess Anne’s birthday: 7 things you may not know about the Princess Royal

The Queen’s daughter is known for her quick wit and dry humour

The Independent UK

Princess Anne: 7 things you may not know about the Princess Royal (OLD)

The Queen’s daughter is known for her quick wit and dry humour

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