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Benita Parry

Benita Parry

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Image source: www.wasafiri.org

Johannesburg 1976
Johannesburg, 1976. Photographer Les Bush
Woman being photographed for her reference book in Boputhatswana
Woman being photographed for her reference book in Boputhatswana, 1986
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Photographer: Joanne Rathe Image source

Maize field in Malawi

Maize field in Malawi: Women account for 70 per cent of Africa’s food production, but often do not have secure access to land

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www.un.org

Aime Cesaire

Aime Cesaire, Paris, 1947

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www.aeon.co

Portuguese in Mombasa

In 1660, the Portuguese in Mombasa surrendered to a joint Somali-Ottoman force

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www.en.wikipedia.org

Johannesburg 1976
Johannesburg, 1976. Photographer Les Bush
Woman being photographed for her reference book in Boputhatswana
Woman being photographed for her reference book in Boputhatswana, 1986
Image Source:

Photographer: Joanne Rathe Image source

Maize field in Malawi

Maize field in Malawi: Women account for 70 per cent of Africa’s food production, but often do not have secure access to land

Image Source:

www.un.org

Aime Cesaire

Aime Cesaire, Paris, 1947

Image Source:

www.aeon.co

Portuguese in Mombasa

In 1660, the Portuguese in Mombasa surrendered to a joint Somali-Ottoman force

Image Source:

www.en.wikipedia.org

Benita Parry

Benita Parry

Image Source:

Image source: www.wasafiri.org

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Mossel Bay, (400 km From Cape Town)

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Amatole, a Mountain Range, Near East London

https://johannesburg1912.wordpress.com/2014/07/27/history-of-braamfontein-pt-1/

Braamfontein, a Suburb of Johannesburg