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NPR boss Katherine Maher opposed ‘free and open’ approach at Wikipedia: ‘White male Westernized construct’
Free Press essay.” Prior to her being named CEO at NPR late last month, Maher, 41, was CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, the San Francisco-based ...
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Turmoil at NPR after editor rips network for political bias
Uri Berliner had worked at NPR for a quarter-century when he wrote the essay that would abruptly end his tenure. On April 9, the Free ...
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Apr 12, 2024 · Cape Town, city and seaport, legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province. The city lies at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula some 30 miles (50 kilometres), at its southernmost boundary, north of the Cape of Good Hope. Because it was the site of the first European settlement in South Africa, Cape Town is known ...
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Cape Flats, low, sandy area extending inland from the...
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Cape Town, Afrikaans Kaapstad, City (pop., 2005 est., urban...
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False Bay, bay on the south side of Cape Peninsula, South...
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Table Mountain, flat-topped mountain in southwestern South...
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3 days ago · Recorded 4 October 1994. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ( / mænˈdɛlə / man-DEH-lə; [1] Xhosa: [xolíɬaɬa mandɛ̂ːla]; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's ...
1 day ago · South Africa has three cities that serve as capitals: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Johannesburg, the largest urban area in the country and a centre of commerce, lies at the heart of the populous Gauteng province. Durban, a port on the Indian Ocean, is a major industrial centre.
3 days ago · The University of Cape Town (UCT) (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Kaapstad, Xhosa: iYunivesithi yaseKapa) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa.Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university status in 1918, making it the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest university in Sub-Saharan Africa in continuous operation.
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Apr 10, 2024 · Cape Town’s natural scenery is incredible, from Signal Hill to Lion’s Head to Table Mountain to the 12 Apostles. And that is just the stuff actually in the city. There is plenty more close by. Great for hikers, and a big reason we wanted a good long stay there. So, things to know about hiking in Cape Town:
Apr 4, 2024 · Jan van Riebeeck (born April 21, 1619, Culemborg, Netherlands—died January 18, 1677, Batavia, Dutch East Indies [now Jakarta, Indonesia]) was a Dutch colonial administrator who founded (1652) Cape Town and thus opened Southern Africa for white settlement. Van Riebeeck joined the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-indische Compagnie ...
1 day ago · Foreign reserves. $61.7 billion (Feb 2024 est) [29] All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. The economy of South Africa is a mixed economy, emerging market, and upper-middle-income economy, one of only eight such countries in Africa. [30] [31] [32] The economy is the most industrialized, technologically advanced, and diversified ...
