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A dozen carriages permanently parked above the Sabie River, Kruger Shalati is a bold departure from the usual safari-camp clichés
For more than 40 years, she has been documenting and reflecting on life under apartheid and freedom
How to enter our annual essay-writing competition
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The 2012 Bodley Head/FT Essay prize winner on Teju Cole, Nelson Mandela, and an unwashed car
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