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World War II

Africa’s World War 2 veterans are the ignored heroes of Britain’s colonial empire

Africa

Africa’s World War 2 veterans are the ignored heroes of Britain’s colonial empire

By David Monyae

Op-Ed: Lest we forget the truth about World War Two

World

Op-Ed: Lest we forget the truth about World War Two

By Ronnie Kasrils

Secrecy: British special forces were more transparent during World War 2 than today, study finds

World

Secrecy: British special forces were more transparent during World War 2 than today, study finds

By Murray Jones and Phil Miller

Old soldiers never fade away, they just keep dancing

South Africa

Old soldiers never fade away, they just keep dancing

By Everson Luhanga for Scrolla.Africa

The white ‘dancing horses’ of Vienna

Magazine

The white ‘dancing horses’ of Vienna

By Deborah Rudman

Nina Simone, the CIA and Gabon’s president Ali Bongo in this week’s selection of podcasts

Magazine

Nina Simone, the CIA and Gabon’s president Ali Bongo in this week’s selection of podcasts

By Neroli Price

The Lockdown Chrysalis: Forging a new cuisine, fashioning a new culture

TGIFood

The Lockdown Chrysalis: Forging a new cuisine, fashioning a new culture

By Tony Jackman

What kind of world will emerge in the post-Covid-19 era?

South Africa

What kind of world will emerge in the post-Covid-19 era?

By Wayne Borchardt and Gary Kroukamp

Remembering all South Africa’s fallen World War II heroes

South Africa

Remembering all South Africa’s fallen World War II heroes

By Suné Payne

Eighty years since the start of World War II, Trump’s glaring absence shines stark light on the damage wrought

World

Eighty years since the start of World War II, Trump’s glaring absence shines stark light on the damage wrought

By J Brooks Spector

The Second Coming of the 1930s?

World

The Second Coming of the 1930s?

By J Brooks Spector

An Unfashionable Discovery: An Appreciation of Alan Moorehead

Maverick Life

An Unfashionable Discovery: An Appreciation of Alan Moorehead

By Todd M. Johnson