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Tools Uncovered in South African Caves May Indicate Ice Age Social Networks
Stone tools crafted by ancient humans between 24,000 and 12,000 years ago that were recovered from coastal South Africa's ...
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Nadine Gordimer and the Second Life of Apartheid
Novelist Nadine Gordimer crossed South Africa’s color line to become a staunch opponent of apartheid and supporter of the ANC ...
Climate change is lifting South Africa out of the ocean, study finds
South Africa is slowly lifting out of the water—by up to 2 millimeters per year depending on the region. It had been assumed ...
Daily Maverick on MSN1d
Turning the page — how early book access can transform South Africa’s future
On World Book Day, South Africa’s early literacy crisis takes centre stage. As the country grapples with a deep literacy ...
Daily Maverick on MSN1d
My dad reads — memories of treasures found and lives lived through books
I am five, and the book is Enid Blyton’s Five on a Treasure Island, passed down to me from when my dad was a child. In it, we ...
South Africa: state of the nation 30 years into democracy
Setting up a unity government highlights that a positive turnaround is possible for South Africa, though it is far from ...
Foreign Affairs3d
An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
Badawi’s encyclopedic survey of African history is an important installment in the current wave of scholarship on the deep histories of African societies.