Who were the Blikkiesdorp Five?

The BBC Africa film “Murder Town” explores South Africa's Cape Town, both a popular tourist destination, and one of the most divided and violent cities in the world. Journalist Vauldi Carelse went to the site of one brutal mass killing in the Blikkiesdorp neighbourhood to tell the stories of the people living and dying there.

Uzbek market women
A senior member of the Uzbek government recently criticised women market traders as “unenlightened”, and suggested educational pep talks. As BBC Uzbek's Rustam Qobil reports, the women weren't impressed.

Cuba and the internet
Cubans will be allowed more internet access after their government legalised home connection last month. BBC Mundo’s Lioman Lima shares his own memories of discovering the internet after he left the island.

Indian pre-wedding photo shoots
Posed pictures in tropical lagoons, or glitzy Bollywood style settings: BBC Delhi's Vandana shares India's new craze of pre-wedding photo-shoots, including one couple whose faked location shots went viral.

Russian Capoeira
Why the Brazilian martial art of capoeira, a mix of self-defence, dance and acrobatics, has taken off in Russia, with BBC Russian’s Olga Smirnova.

Image: Mother overlooking Cape Town
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