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May 18, 2023

South African diamonds adorn the crown of King Charles – why they’re unlikely to be returned

Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand

Activists view their moral case for the return of the diamonds as unanswerable, but it runs up against many complications.

June 27, 2021

Jaco Greeff, University of Pretoria

A lie about children’s paternity back in 1700 means tens of thousands of South Africans today are using the wrong surname.

November 5, 2018

Martin Plaut, School of Advanced Study, University of London

For black South Africans, the hard lesson was the same as it had been during the Boer war: support for Britain would bring few rewards.

Roger Southall
Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
Martin Plaut
Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Jaco Greeff
Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria