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Emfuleni’s wastewater crisis, 2018-2021: The history of a Vaal sub-catchment problem Emfuleni的废水危机，2018-2021:瓦尔流域问题的历史

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New Contree Pub Date : 2021-07-30 DOI: 10.4102/nc.v86i0.23

J. Tempelhoff

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Estate farming and Ndau people’s displacement from Zimbabwe into Mozambique, c.1940-2010 庄园农业和恩道族从津巴布韦迁移到莫桑比克，约1940-2010年

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New Contree Pub Date : 2021-07-30 DOI: 10.4102/nc.v86i0.24

J. Hlongwana

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Asymmetric relations and enforcement of democracy in West Africa: The case of Nigeria and The Gambia 西非的不对称关系与民主的执行:以尼日利亚和冈比亚为例

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New Contree Pub Date : 2021-07-30 DOI: 10.4102/nc.v86i0.25

V. Ojakorotu, B. Olajide

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Die ossewa en sy spore [“The Oxwagon and its tracks” – Book review in English] Die ossewa en sy spore[《牛津马车及其轨道》-英文书评]

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New Contree Pub Date : 2021-07-30 DOI: 10.4102/nc.v86i0.29

Johannes B. Wolfaardt

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The Vhambedzi origin and the expansion of Zimbabwe stone building tradition south of the Vhembe River Vhambedzi的起源和津巴布韦石制建筑传统在Vhembe河以南的扩展

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New Contree Pub Date : 2021-07-30 DOI: 10.4102/nc.v86i0.27

T. Nemaheni

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Hitler’s spies: Secret agents and the intelligence war in South Africa 希特勒的间谍:南非的特工和情报战

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New Contree Pub Date : 2021-07-30 DOI: 10.4102/nc.v86i0.28

A. la Grange

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A fool’s errand? Black Consciousness and the 1970s debate over the “Indian” in the Natal Indian Congress 傻瓜的差事?黑人意识和20世纪70年代纳塔尔印第安人议会中关于“印第安人”的辩论

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New Contree Pub Date : 2021-07-30 DOI: 10.4102/nc.v86i0.22

Ashwin Desai, Goolam Vahed

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Political myth and historical reality in Nelson Mandela’s Long road to freedom 纳尔逊·曼德拉漫长自由之路中的政治神话与历史现实

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New Contree Pub Date : 2021-07-30 DOI: 10.4102/nc.v86i0.21

J. Peires

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Botswana-Bophuthatswana relations in the context of Lucas Mangope’s quest for international diplomatic recognition, 1977-1994 1977-1994年卢卡斯·曼戈普寻求国际外交承认背景下的博茨瓦纳-博普塔茨瓦纳关系

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New Contree Pub Date : 2021-07-30 DOI: 10.4102/nc.v86i0.26

C. J. Makgala

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Between drought and deluge: A history of water provision to Beaufort West, ca. 1858-1955 在干旱和洪水之间:博弗特西部供水的历史，约1858-1955

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New Contree Pub Date : 2020-12-30 DOI: 10.4102/nc.v85i0.31

W. Visser

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