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Why South Africa should undo Mandela’s economic deals – Patrick Bond 0
- Africa
- Friday, February 19th, 2021
Is South Africa finally maturing to the point that the economic – not just political – compromises of the 1990s democratic transition can be reconsidered? When engaging student activists, for example, University of the Free State rector Jonathan Jansen frets that “If [former President Nelson] Mandela gets any mention at all, it is as a
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Why do white people despise blacks? by Julius Malema 0
- Africa
- Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
There is no doubt that the recent social media posts by white supremacists referring to black people as animals and the uneducated, dirty masses are mere symptoms of an entrenched phenomenon of racism. Anti-black racism has been the order of the day in South Africa and our 22 years of democratic rule have dismally failed
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Ethiopian Airlines’ Success Story as definer of African Renaissance 3
- Africa
- Monday, February 15th, 2021
Ethiopian Airlines is a unique symbol of pan-Africanism and definer of African Renaissance. It is currently Africa’s fastest-growing and most-profitable airline – serving a network of well over 113 passenger destinations. Headquartered at Bole International Airport Addis Ababa, this state-owned carrier spreads beyond borders, touches down in diverse international countries, and serves as the official
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Long-term effects of slave exporting in West Africa By Nonso Obikili 1
- Africa
- Saturday, February 13th, 2021
History matters. Historical events can sometimes have consequences that last long after the events have finished. An important part of Africa’s past is its history of slave exporting. Although Africa is not unique to the trading of slaves, the magnitude of slave exporting rose to levels not previously experienced anywhere else in the world. Between
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The Transatlantic Slave Trade by Toyin Falola and Saheed Aderinto 3
- Africa
- Thursday, February 11th, 2021
The Transatlantic Slave Trade began in the late 15th century in Nigeria. By 1471, Portuguese navigators hoping to tap the fabled Saharan gold trade had reconnoitered the West African coast as far as the Niger Delta, and traded European commodities for local crafts as well as slaves, the latter which turned out to be highly
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White flight from South Africa : Between staying and going 0
- Africa
- Friday, February 5th, 2021
First, he thought it was a mouse, then a rat—and then the rat shot him in the face. That is how André Brink, one of South Africa’s most famous novelists, described the recent killing of his nephew Adri, at home at 3am in the morning. The young man was left to die on the floor,
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