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British Empire

The melancholy legacy of empire as the sun goes down on Britain’s last pink bits on the map

South Africa

The melancholy legacy of empire as the sun goes down on Britain’s last pink bits on the map

By Bryan Rostron

Noni Jabavu’s A Stranger at Home – A powerful and rich compilation of the author’s experiences in South Africa

Maverick Life

Noni Jabavu’s A Stranger at Home – A powerful and rich compilation of the author’s experiences in South Africa

By The Reading List

Now that the Queen is dead, what will happen to the Commonwealth?

Africa

Now that the Queen is dead, what will happen to the Commonwealth?

By Tim Cohen

The planet is watching – what will King Charles’s reign mean for climate action?

World

The planet is watching – what will King Charles’s reign mean for climate action?

By Reuters

King Charles to address a nation shaken by death of Queen

World

King Charles to address a nation shaken by death of Queen

By Reuters

King Charles III – the life of a royal as he becomes King

World

King Charles III – the life of a royal as he becomes King

By Daily Maverick

The death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth definitively ends the age of empire

World

The death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth definitively ends the age of empire

By Rebecca Davis

By Unknown Author

How will history remember our era?

World

How will history remember our era?

By J Brooks Spector

‘The Rhodes statue must fall’: UCT’s radical rebirth

South Africa

‘The Rhodes statue must fall’: UCT’s radical rebirth

By Rebecca Hodes