Two Centuries Before Mandela, This Xhosa Hero Died Escaping Robben Island
Written out of history books by the British, the warrior-prophet Makhanda is making a belated comeback.
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The Battle of iSandlwana saw 1,300 British troops killed by Zulus with inferior weapons.
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An accidental fashion designer took his inspiration from history — and Aristotle — to reimagine an iconic textile.
True StoryI Was Robbed at Gunpoint in a South African Township
What was supposed to be a good news assignment suddenly became a very, very bad one.
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Dining like a Mozambican includes franguinho, magumba and an ocean breeze.
FlashbackThe Mysterious Plane Crash That Shook Apartheid-Era Southern Africa
Three decades after a plane crash killed Mozambique’s President Samora Machel, unanswered questions linger.
Fast ForwardZambia Faces a Humanitarian Disaster
A sharp uptick in Congolese refugees is coinciding with a cutback in foreign aid, leaving Zambia on the brink of its own humanitarian crisis.
