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Solms winery in South Africa (credit: Solms Delta Estate)

30/06/2017 GMT

South Africa and the Land Question

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BBC Africa's Audrey Brown visits a Cape vineyard attempting to right past wrongs.

Giving back the land; Nepal's rice festival; Turkish gentrification; Kyrgyz breastfeeding controversy; remembering Buenos Aires zoo; and Fifi Haroon.  With David Amanor.

Audrey Brown's documentary Give Back the Land tells the story of a white Western Cape vineyard owner attempting to make reparations for the land his family "stole"  6 generations ago.  Land rights and reparations remain contentious in South Africa 23 years after the end of apartheid, and are close to the heart of Audrey, whose family come from this area. 

Nepal's rice festival
This week Nepalis have been celebrating Ropain, the rice planting festival.  Rice is a huge part of Nepal's economy and a mainstay of family life, even for young professionals.  People like BBC Nepali's Matina Twanabasu, who's been juggling journalism with hard labour - and fun - in the family's paddy fields.  

Tarlabasi gentrification 
The poor Tarlabasi neighbourhood in the Turkish city of Istanbul is known for its eclectic mix of residents: Roma, refugee, LGBT and religious conservatives all co-exist.  But now it's being gentrified, so will something unique be lost?  We asked Oyku Altuntas from BBC Turkish. 

Kyrgyzstan's breastfeeding controversy
A young Kyrgyz woman has caused a stir by posting pictures of herself breastfeeding in her underwear. But she's not just any young woman: Aliya Shagieva is President Almazbek Atambaeyev's daughter, and rarely gives interviews.  Gulnara Kasmambet of BBC Kyrgyz  jumped at the chance to quiz her.

Remembering Buenos Aires zoo 
Last year Buenos Aires zoo was closed to the public following years of protest and accusations of animal cruelty.  But a year on, not a single animal owned by the city has been moved.  Macarena Gagliardi reports from Argentina for BBC Mundo and knows the zoo well.

Plus Fifi Haroon's pick of the world wide web.

Image: Solms winery in South Africa
Credit: Solms Delta Estate

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