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The door-to-door beauty sales firm is providing women in South Africa with a route out of poverty, an academic study indicates
David Smith: Nelson Mandela looms large in South Africa's heritage industry – so will his eventual death spoil his birthplace for ever?
David Smith: Africa may be known as 'the hopeful continent' – but recent elections show little progress
David Smith: How can a nation that builds five-star hotels and hosted a World Cup still provide 'apartheid toilets'?
South Africa's largest city draws people from all over the continent and beyond – but many are just passing through
David Smith attends a Thanksgiving dinner in Johannesburg and muses on expats in the city
David Smith compares the fates of two South African photographers, David Goldblatt and Ernest Cole
David Smith visits an anachronistic club set up by Cecil Rhodes
David Smith: Harking back to an era of Kipling and Churchill, the Rand Club makes me uncomfortable – and it's not just the dress code
David Smith reflects on the behaviour of South Africa's black elite after an extravagant party held by businessman Kenny Kunene
David Smith reflects on Nelson Mandela's family heritage, as his book Conversations with Myself is published
1-15 of 163 for David Smith's letter from Africa
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