Southern African heritage professionals are gaining practical skills to support the return, restitution and long-term care of cultural property through a regional training initiative led by UNESCO, AUDA-NEPAD and the University of Pretoria. The programme comes at a time when calls for the return of African cultural objects are becoming more visible, increasing the need…
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Tourists in a boat encounter an elephant at the Chobe river between Botswana and Namibia. Photo: iStock
A woman uses a pick axe to dig in search for what she believes to be diamonds after the discovery of unidentified stones at KwaHlathi village near Ladysmith, South Africa, on June 15, 2021. (AFP)
India and the Southern African Customs Union signed Terms of Reference on Wednesday (12 August) to launch negotiations for a preferential trade agreement, reviving talks that stalled after five rounds between 2002 and 2010.