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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex dance as they arrive for a visit to ‘Justice desk,’ an NGO in the of Nyanga in .

rince Harry on Monday urged South African men to on what your President said last week-no man is born to and... look past the pain, especially because we’re a proudly South African gift to baby Archie we want to give turn their back on toxic masculinity as his wife cause harm to women,” said Prince Harry. “It’s about diverse culture,” Gabriela Wiener, a spokeswoman for him the name ‘Ntsika’... which means bold and brave.” The PMeghan applauded girls for “standing up for what’s redefining masculinity, it’s about creating your own foot- , told AFP. Crowds lined the streets to catch a family is to remain together until Wednesday, when Harry right,” as the British royal couple launched their first offi- prints for your children to follow in, so that you can make a glimpse of the pair. For some in , the pres- will travel alone to Botswana, Angola and Malawi. He will cial tour since becoming parents in May. The pair joined positive change for the future.” ence of a royal with mixed heritage could make this visit visit conservation and HIV prevention projects, and a campaigners in Cape Town fighting South Africa’s stratos- Meghan, a mixed-race American who has been advo- particularly special. “My mom really wanted to be here, cleared minefield in Angola through which his late mother pheric rates of violence against women on the first stage cating women’s rights long before marrying Harry in 2017, that’s why we came. Meghan is a role model to me and my Princess Diana famously crossed in 1997. of a 10-day swing through southern Africa. Prince Harry, congratulated girls “standing up for what’s right in the face sister,” said Shazia Ebrahim, a 22-year-old architect stu- Meghan and baby Archie landed by commercial flight from of adversity”. “While I’m here with my husband and as a dent standing outside District Six. Therapy beach London before heading to Nyanga-a township crippled by member of the royal family, I am here as a mother, a wife, a Her mother Mishkah Ebrahim, 55, told AFP she regular- Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, on the sec- gang violence and the highest murder rate in the country, woman of color and your sister,” she added, prompting ly followed the couple’s life. After the tour, Harry and ond day of a whirlwind African tour, plan to spend yester- and a far cry from Cape Town’s image for pristine beaches cheers from the crowd. Demonstrations in South Africa Meghan walked to an annexe of the museum built for for- day morning at Monwabisi beach near Cape Town meet- and rolling vineyards. have been mounting over the rising toll of murders, rapes mer residents to share memories and cook together. ing young surfers who use the ocean as therapy for youth A small excited crowd gathered to greet the royal pair and abuse of women and girls, and a sense of impunity “Meghan came over, took my hands in her hands and at risk. Harry will later in the trip rekindle memories of the as they arrived to visit Justice Desk, a human rights chari- that surrounds it. looked me in the eye. It felt so natural, it was a very special couple’s courtship in Botswana and of his mother Diana in ty, where they surprised young girls in the middle of a moment,” said Mishkah. Angola. Prior to Monday’s event, Meghan, a former self-defense class. South Africa is one of the world’s most A walk through history actress, had only one official engagement since giving dangerous places, particularly for women. At least 137 The couple later toured , a memori- Archie Ntsika birth to son Archie in May. sexual offences are committed per day, according to offi- al to the expulsion of some 60,000 non-white residents While he has yet to make an appearance, the trip marks cial figures. In August alone, more than 30 women were from the city centre during . The Duke and Archie’s first major public outing since his birth in May. At killed by their spouses. President Cyril Ramaphosa has Duchess-who describes herself as “half black and half less than five months old, the baby will become one of the vowed to crack down on perpetrators after “femicide” white”-were thrust into South Africa’s history and life youngest royals to take part in an official visit. The duke protests flared across the country this month. under the apartheid regime, which classed and divided and duchess have largely kept their son out of the spot- Prince Harry, clad in a light-blue linen shirt and sneak- people according to their skin color. Those defined as light, and some royal fans felt cheated when his christening ers, joined Meghan, in a patterned black-and-white dress, “black” or “coloured” were considered second-class citi- was held privately. He last appeared in public on the side- as they hugged children and danced with them before zens and only allowed in “white-only” areas provided they lines of a royal charity polo match in July. Justice Desk entering the charity premises. Surprised girls yanked off had a pass. posted a video message on Twitter to welcome the baby. their boxing gloves to hear the couple speak. “Touching “To have the royal couple here helps to unite people “We know the Duke loves South Africa, and as a

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend a dinner at the District Six Homecoming Centre in Cape Town.

Waves for Change (W4C), founded by avid surfer Tim Conibear as a small surfing club in town- ship in 2009, uses surfing as a way to build trust and con- fidence among youth living in poor and violent communi- ties. After visiting the W4C compound, which also houses the Lunchbox Fund charity benefiting from public dona- tions made when the royals’ son Archie Mountbatten Windsor was born, Harry will meet members of Cape Town city’s marine unit to learn more of their efforts in fighting rampant abalone poaching along the . Harry, Queen Elizabeth’s grandson and sixth in line to the throne, has been visiting southern Africa for two decades for holidays and conservation work. He will travel on alone for a working visit to Botswana, where the couple went shortly after they began dating in July 2016 and returned in 2017 for a romantic getaway to celebrate Meghan’s 36th birthday. Harry then heads to Angola, visit- ing the landmine clearance project that featured in some of the most famous photographs of his late mother, Princess Diana. He ends the solo section of his tour in Malawi, where he will meet President Peter Mutharika, before rejoining Prince Harry (up, 5th left), Duke of Sussex and Meghan, center, Meghan and Archie in South Africa for another township Duchess of Sussex, pose with members of ‘Waves For Change’ NGO at visit, this time near . —Agencies Monwabisi Beach outside of Cape Town. — AFP photos