The world map is wrong about Africa - Here’s what changes now
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The world map as we know it may have a serious problem and Africa is at the centre of it!
After the UN voted to recognise Africa’s true size, we asked the big question: Will this actually change anything in our everyday lives, or is it simply a change on paper?
Dr Mulemwa Akombelwa from UKZN’s Land Surveying department joined East Coast Breakfast to explain what this means, why maps have distorted Africa for generations, and whether we should all be looking at the world a little differently.
After the UN voted to recognise Africa’s true size, we asked the big question: Will this actually change anything in our everyday lives, or is it simply a change on paper?
Dr Mulemwa Akombelwa from UKZN’s Land Surveying department joined East Coast Breakfast to explain what this means, why maps have distorted Africa for generations, and whether we should all be looking at the world a little differently.
