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Malawi’s first permanently settled people were Bantu from the north, who formed villages in 1500 along the central section of the lake and westwards into what is now Zambia. By 1600 these people were trading with the Portuguese and by the 1700s their tribal cohesions seemed to be disintegrating.

Bushmen, Damara and Namaqua people have lived in Namibia since early times with significant Bantu incursions occurring from 1300 AD onwards. The first Europeans to set foot on Africa’s south-west coast were Portuguese and included Bartolomeu Dias, but they did not put down any roots. Just crosses.

Zanzibar is an archipelago consisting of two main Islands of Unguja (commonly referred to as Zanzibar Island), Pemba and about 51 other surrounding small islets....

All that glisters is ... platinum

The largest known primary reserves of platinum in the world are to be found in the South African bush, making the Bafokeng people far more money than Sun City was ever likely to raise, even with its can-can girls, gaming tables and 60s revival concerts. The Bushveld Igneous Complex covers an area the size of Ireland. The platinum mined here is used in vehicle emission control, jewellery, electronic components and even cancer drugs. 78% of the world’s platinum comes from South Africa and 95% of that comes from the north-western region. Lucky Bafokeng.