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The offspring of Africa’s strongmen are living it up
THE Mugabe brothers are having a night out again. Here they are showing off their outfits: distressed white denim, high-top…
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Malema Might Have A Point About South African Indian People
After Economic Freedom Fighters commander-in-chief Julius Malema made controversial comments about Indian people during the party’s 4th-anniversary celebrations in Durban…
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The Namibian debate over German reparations
Just over a century ago, German colonial troops engaged in genocide against the Herero and Nama people in what is…
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Mozambique’s debt scandal: Impunity is the catch of the day
With crucial details about the $2 billion loans still secret, the people are paying the price for decisions made by elites…
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My dear white South Africans, it’s time to return the land, writes Kim Heller
IN THE crying game of privilege, white tears matter. White tears will fall, with great lavish, when land is taken back from us…
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‘We ignore copyright development at our peril’ – ARIPO
The Real African|| Baffour Ankomah A 3-day symposium in Harare jointly organised by the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) and…
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Quett Ketumile Joni Masire (1925-2017), the great African leader you may have never heard of
Quett Masire, president of Botswana from 1980 to 1998, passed away aged 91 on 22 June 2017. He was one of Africa’s…
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“Satan is dead, I have killed him”, South Africa’s Prophet Mboro declares
South Africa-based cleric, Prophet Mboro has claimed that he went to hell and killed Satan. On a post that was…
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Grueling Stats On The Educated But Unemployed Youth Of South Africa
Here are the three top things that are likely to happen to you post-graduation: 1) Great success – You are…
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Who’s Who Guide to the Top Contenders to Lead South Africa's ANC
The battle to replace South African President Jacob Zuma as the leader of the African National Congress in December is…
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SA President Has No Right to Honour Castro – Malema
President Jacob Zuma has sold out Fidel Castro and has no right to be paying tribute to the Cuban revolutionary,…
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Botswana at 50: African miracle or African mirage?
By: CHRISTIAN JOHN MAKGALA At the end of last month, Botswana celebrated the 50th anniversary of its political independence from British…
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