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d the Mediterranean. Major trade commodities included: Gold from West African goldfields. Salt from desert salt pans. Ivory, textiles, and kola nuts. Manuscripts, religious texts, and scholarly works. This bustling trade facilitated not only economic prosperity but also the spread of

ocietal and Cultural Figures Who Led South Africa Astray 21. Jacob Zuma (also listed earlier) Cultural missteps: Controversial statements that sometimes fueled division. 22. Mamphela Ramphele Political miscalculation