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The Learning Zone guide to how technology is changing society visited South Africa. The Learning Zone Digital Planet team. At the turn of the century, The Open University explored how digital...
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Asian nations have influenced global prices - and that, warns Professor Kaplinsky - has serious consequences for Africa. Professor Raphael Kaplinsky. Raphael Kaplinsky is professor of international...
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Oscar Pretorius is nicknamed "the blade runner". But where does assistance for disability end and cheating begin? Professor Kath Woodward. Kath Woodward is an Emeritus Professor and was Professor of...
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View Article100 in 1 day – Cape Town 2012
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View ArticleWoolworths in the post-apartheid era
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View ArticleThinking Allowed: Migration to London and South Africa
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View ArticleLife with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might...
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From South Africa in 1990, a sign of changing times. How will.i.am is helping with the shortage of engineers. And more free learning across the day. The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content &...
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View ArticleLiving Shakespeare: Dr John Kani on South Africa and Othello
Shakespeare's 'Othello' still makes people uncomfortable because it tackles racism, so what was it like for John Kani who played the play's lead role at the peak of Apartheid in South Africa? First...
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