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    MAPUNGUBWE: LOST IN THE MIST

    Sep 27, 2020 4 minutes

    Many people still do not know much about the medieval Kingdom of Mapungubwe in Limpopo, and a large section of our population has never visited the site. How is it that such an iconic heritage site has remained hidden for so long?

    I have for many years been fascinated by the heritage of Mapungubwe, first as a student and as part of my work at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (Mistra), a think-tank that seeks to understand why nations succeed or fail. Mistra adopted the name Mapungubwe (meaning Hill of Jackals in TjiKalanga and Tshivenda) to focus on this very important ancient civilisation.

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