Mapmakers of the 19th century sought to render both the natural and political worlds with clarity and beauty.

This is one of the essays that was awarded the top prize in the annual Canon Collins Troubling Power Essay Competition, which invites participants to write on social justice issues relevant to Souther ...

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There was a time when a South African holiday didn’t start with a boarding pass, it began with a packed boot, a map unfolded across the dashboard, and a promise of padkos at the halfway mark.

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In a historic gesture of cultural restitution, Switzerland has returned three sacred artifacts to South Africa’s Nkuna royal ...

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The re-election of 92-year-old Paul Biya this October for an eighth term as Cameroon’s president has reignited debate over ...