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Leading Anti-Apartheid Musician, Hugh Masekela, Dies
Hugh Masekela, a leading figure in the struggle to end apartheid and "the father of South African jazz", has died aged 78 after a battle with cancer.
Plus how can the Congo turn more of its mineral wealth into roads, hospitals and schools.
And Tanzania's 6-year old Whizz Kid.
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