Marikana is a mining town in South Africa where police opened fire on striking workers in 2012, killing a shocking total of 34 men. It marked the start of a grim conflict between women from the community and the mining company, which breached its obligations for worker housing in scandalous ways. The two leading campaigners are grandmothers, one of whom, the indomitable Primrose, even manages to win a seat in parliament, raising their battle for justice to a whole new level. In this intimate, close-up account, the poor but utterly determined women question why they get so little in return for the valuable platinum that's mined there, day in and day out, for wealthy British people. Their years-long struggle for justice and recognition is being ignored by the higher-ups at the company, so what should the women do to make sure they are heard? Will the solidarity and close friendships in the village survive the onslaught from the forces at the center of power, or will their struggle be used for political gain?
In 1970s apartheid South Africa, one white woman: 'Miss South Africa', and one Woman of Colour: ‘Miss Africa South’ were sent to Miss World. Told by their superfan, a 62 year-old drag queen, this is the unheard story of South Africa’s forgotten Black beauty-queens competed against their own country.
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Delve into the history of Nasser, legendary ruler of Egypt during the Suez Crisis and the Six-Day War, whose complicated legacy is vital to understand the modern Middle East.
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