World News@quokk.auEnglish · 28 days ago

Push to rename South Africa 'Azania' sparks debate over historical roots

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Push to rename South Africa 'Azania' sparks debate over historical roots

World News@quokk.auEnglish · 28 days ago

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While the ATM pushes to rename the country Azania, critics argue the name lacks roots in indigenous South African history.

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TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works
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28 days ago
Wow, Kim Stanley Robinson gets more correct every day. Predicting personal AI assistants, now South Africa being renamed to Azania in the 2020s…
🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
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Cool name though.

plus, we need more ways to correctly date old maps/globes.

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