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Understanding how Syria's peaceful uprising became a civil war

Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin

Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin.

Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin. Exploring the important questions about long-running stories and the latest global news. An honest, unvarnished, explanation of the world. Episodes from The Explanation, Unspun World and The Global Jigsaw.

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The Explanation: Understanding South Africa’s continuing quest for equality

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09/04/2022 GMT

Understanding South Africa’s continuing quest for equality

BBC World Service - The Explanation, Understanding South Africa’s continuing quest for equality

Why has the post-apartheid dream of a ‘Rainbow Nation’ not been easy to realise?

The backstory behind the headlines. Claire Graham and Milton Nkosi on why the post-apartheid dream of a ‘Rainbow Nation’ has still not materialised.

Claire Graham talks to the former BBC News Africa Bureaux Chief, Milton Nkosi, to get a better understanding of why the post-apartheid dream of a ‘Rainbow Nation’ has still not materialised. 

The Explanation is a snackable audio guide giving you the backstory behind the headlines. Unpacking complex chains of events, The Explanation will make the stories in question much easier to understand.

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