South Africa was once known as the country of Nelson Mandela. Then we picked up the corruption crown. Then a reputation for xenophobia. Now we’re headed for infamy as toady to Vladimir Putin, writes ChrisRoper.
Last week I wrote about being in Dakar, using contrasts I saw there to meditate on the role and status of South Africa in Africa. I don’t want to risk turning this column into a travelogue or, worse, a superannuated version of What I Did on my Holiday, but something similar happened to me a week later in Kenya.
Lamu town, on Lamu island in Kenya, is a Unesco World Heritage Site and Kenya’s oldest inhabited town. It’s suggested that it was established in 1370, which makes it one of the first Swahili settlements along East Africa’s coast...If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.
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