{"id":54543,"date":"2019-09-20T19:21:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T19:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=54543"},"modified":"2019-09-20T19:21:39","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T19:21:39","slug":"harry-and-meghan-make-first-official-tour-as-family-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=54543","title":{"rendered":"Harry and Meghan make first official tour as family in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"International Desk: Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, along with their infant son, Archie, are making their first official tour as a family, starting Monday in a troubled South Africa whose president says women and children are “under siege” by shocking violence, reports AP.<\/p>\n

South Africa is still shaken by the rape and murder of a university student, carried out in a post office, that sparked protests by thousands of women tired of abuse and impunity in a country where more than 100 rapes are reported every day. This is “one of the most unsafe places in the world to be a woman,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Empowering women is one of the issues Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will address on a 10-day, multi-country visit, along with wildlife protection, entrepreneurship, mental health and mine clearance \u2014 a topic given global attention by Harry's late mother, Princess Diana, when she walked through an active mine field during an Africa visit years ago.<\/p>\n

Harry and Meghan also will visit the oldest mosque in South Africa and meet with Nobel Peace Prize winner and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. A “rare privilege and honor,” Tutu and his wife, Leah, said Thursday.<\/p>\n

The prince later will break away for visits to Botswana, Angola and Malawi with a special focus on wildlife protection.<\/p>\n

While Harry is traveling, Meghan will remain in South Africa with events including a Johannesburg visit to a charity that helps to raise awareness of sexual violence in schools.<\/p>\n

The royal family's Africa visit ends on October 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

International Desk: Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, along with their infant son, Archie, are making their first official tour as a family, starting Monday in a troubled South Africa whose president says women and children are “under siege” by shocking violence, reports AP. South Africa is still shaken by the rape and murder of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":54544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n