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AFRICAN STORYTELLING

‘Cape Fever’: When fiction fills the gaps of history

Through Soraya’s journey, Cape Fever explores identity, resilience and the hidden histories of Cape Malays in post-war South Africa

  • Ahmet Sait Akcay
5 min read
The war in Ukraine continues to reshape Europe’s security landscape, testing international resolve and the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity. Photo Ukraine Ministry of Defence
ABYSSINIA

Us today; you tomorrow

WW2 is conventionally dated to September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland, but its origins can reasonably be traced back to 1935 when Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia

  • Seifudein Adem
5 min read
AMBASSADOR OF TURKEY

Anzac service at Freedom Park

More than 130 000 soldiers lost their lives in the Gallipoli campaign

  • Marion Smith
2 min read