Africa

The Texas Bar, 1971, hand printed fiber base silver gelatin print

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The Palace Cafe Bar, an Obligatory Stop on the Rua Araujo Route, 1959, hand printed fiber base silver gelatin print

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Ferro em Brasa - documentary about Ricardo Rangel, 2006

Job Patja Kekana

sculptor, teacher

General Act of the Berlin Conference on West Africa, 26 February 1885

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The Berlin Conference

The Berlin Conference can be best understood as the formalisation of the Scramble for Africa. This British coined the te...

Ricardo Rangel

photographer, photojournalist

The role and impact of Shaykh Shakier Gamieldien in the establishment of modern Rational Islam in the Western Cape, with specific reference to his educational endeavours, 1950 - 1996 by Eghsaan Behardien

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Africa Timeline

100 000 BC Humans begin to migrate from Africa to other parts of the world 8500 BC – 6500 BC In the Sahar...

Maps of Africa through the centuries

As Africa was largely unexplored by Europeans for many centuries the maps that were created were by and large grossly in...

50 Facts on Africa

In the modern-day world the view people are given of Africa is often a narrow one. In this piece we present 50 facts abo...

Africa: What’s in a name?

 

Some Observations on the South African Literary Tradition and the case of Nadine Gordimer: A Dissident´ s View by Dr Selim Y Gool

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An evaluation of South African novelist Nadine Gordimer (1923-2014) by Sandy English (World Socialist Website), 30 September 2014

An evaluation of South African novelist Nadine Gordimer (1923-2014) by Sandy English “Sailors gag on stinking meat, chil...

When the grant stops, the hope stops. Report for Parliament October 2009 by Seyisi K and Proudlock P

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