Commerce, culture and heritage mix in rather strange and sometimes unsettling ways in South Africa, especially when the struggle for freedom is commemorated.
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Experts insist there is no scientific reason for allowing these fossils to travel to space.
The Mapungubwe site offers evidence of precolonial innovation and technology.
There aren’t a lot of studies on South Africa’s cultural economy. A new one finds a cluster of creative firms in Cape Town with high levels of innovation.
Without a clear framework within which decisions can be made, heritage resources will forever be threatened by development.
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Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Pretoria
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Associate professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Economics and Researcher at the South African Cultural Observatory, Rhodes University
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Head of Museums, University of Pretoria
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Director, Palaeo Institute, University of Johannesburg
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Lecturer Department of African Studies and Linguistics, University of Cape Town