Shaun Smillie

Shaun Smillie is a freelance journalist based in Johannesburg. He has written for a number of local publications on a variety of topics, but has a penchant for writing about science, history, archaeology and crime.

Twitter : @shsmillie

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German deal an “insult” to Namibia's Ovaherero and Nama

19 July 2021

Human rights

German deal an “insult” to Namibia’s Ovaherero and Nama

The descendants of the victims of Namibia’s genocide have vowed to continue their quest for direct reparation, after disowning the settlement [...]Read the full article

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