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Anti-Apartheid Veteran Ahmed Kathrada Dies
He spent 26 years in prison for his activism and was a close associate of Nelson Mandela; New music from Togolese blues artist Jimi Hope; Five arrests made in India following attacks on Africa students.
(Photo: Ahmed Kathrada sits in an armchair. Credit: AFP.)
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