It is part of an exhibition drawing attention to the history of South Africa and the way it is perceived around the world. The Chinese map, covering more than 17 square metres, was produced in silk.

Africa’s misrepresentation on world maps is not just a cartographic error—it’s a narrative issue,” said Moky Makura, Executive Director of Africa No Filter.

But, in reality, three Canadas would comfortably fit inside Africa. Our world map is wildly misleading. It’s all down to the European cartographer Geert de Kremer, better known as Mercator ...

Bino and Fino isn’t the only children’s cartoon produced in Africa. “Tinga Tinga Tales,” for example, is made in Kenya for the BBC, while “Jungle Beat” is produced in South Africa and ...

A new kind of world map (above) has been developed that shows ... greatly distorts the relative areas of land masses. It makes Africa look tiny, and Greenland and Russia appear huge.

and Vale’s hope is that his book is used in schools as a way to get students interested in how South Africa relates to the outside world. For Vale, it’s the book’s final cartoon which is ...